When Baroness Valtraute von Bruegen's officer husband's body is severed in two, she is delighted to find that the lower half has been sewn onto the upper body of the humble local captain Ulste. She conceives a child only to see the return of her husband in one piece. A surrealist tale cum political allegory, this novel transports the reader between 18th century Baltic gentry and the narrator's life in the modern world.
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Weight: 280g
Dimensions: 135 x 215mm
Publication Date: 18 Sep 2014
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781909807525
About Zigmunds Skujins
Zigmunds Skujin (born 1926 Riga) is a renowned and established Latvian author of prose poetry and drama. His books are among the most widely read and published many have been adapted for cinema and theatre and translated into many languages. Skujin's first short story appeared in 1948 and since then he has published numerous short stories film scripts plays and essays. He is also outspoken on social political historical and moral issues since his interests reach far beyond literature. More than seven million copies of Skujin's works have been published in various languages. His writings have been collected and published in 10 volumes (the latest in 2011). Skujin is an Emeritus Member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. He has also received the Latvian Annual Prize for Literature and the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers Prize for his lifetime contribution (2007).