In Times of Fading Light

Name: In Times of Fading Light
Brand: HighBridge Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Eugen Ruge
ISBN: 9781622312290

Author: Eugen Ruge

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 11 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Highbridge Audio

Published: 06/11/2013

Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

An enthrallingly expansive family saga set against the backdrop of the collapse of East German communism, from a major new international voice.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Olaf on July 29, 2023

Ein großartiger Familienroman, durchaus vergleichbar mit Uwe Tellkamps "Der Turm".......more

Goodreads review by J on April 12, 2025

4.5* Wilder Familienroman, der zwischen 1951 und 2001 in der DDR, Mexiko und Russland spielt. Die Familie besteht aus 4 Generationen, wobei sich alle am 1. Oktober 1989 zum 90. Geburtstag des Patriarchen Willhelm treffen sollten. Wild, weil die Geschichte nicht chronologisch und die Kapitel immer wi......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on July 27, 2013

I chose to read this book because I love historical fiction embedded in family drama. I wanted to read this particular book because I have little knowledge of East Germany, Communism, and the effects of the fall of communism on East Germans. Also, the book received 3 German literature prizes. It’s n......more