Martha. About a Damaged Life
A novel
Eloquent and profound
Was it really Marthas's secret life plan to remain strangely unaffected while the world keeps turning – in post-war South Tirol they fight for autonomy, and in Munich, free love displaces the niff of the Adenauer era. She barely takes notice of history passing by, just as history doesn’t seem to care much for Martha. Everything started in Tschagoi, a village in the Upper Vinschgau region. Demons, prehistoric stone men, populated the small mountain world. Her grandmother, too, was one of those evil spirits who never wanted to let go of Martha, no matter where she went. Just like all the others she didn’t seem to be able to escape from… A compelling novel that leads from World War I to the 90s.
Herbert Rosendorfer, born in Gries/Bolzano, South Tirol, in 1934, first studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and later studied law. From 1969 to 1997, he worked as a judge. In 1990, he was appointed professor for Bavarian history of literature. He has been honoured with many awards for his literary works, among them the CORINE honorary award for lifetime achievement of the Bavarian Governor. He died on 20 September, 2012.
Eloquent and profound
Was it really Marthas's secret life plan to remain strangely unaffected while the world keeps turning – in post-war South Tirol they fight for autonomy, and in Munich, free love displaces the niff of the Adenauer era. She barely takes notice of history passing by, just as history doesn’t seem to care much for Martha. Everything started in Tschagoi, a village in the Upper Vinschgau region. Demons, prehistoric stone men, populated the small mountain world. Her grandmother, too, was one of those evil spirits who never wanted to let go of Martha, no matter where she went. Just like all the others she didn’t seem to be able to escape from… A compelling novel that leads from World War I to the 90s.
Herbert Rosendorfer, born in Gries/Bolzano, South Tirol, in 1934, first studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and later studied law. From 1969 to 1997, he worked as a judge. In 1990, he was appointed professor for Bavarian history of literature. He has been honoured with many awards for his literary works, among them the CORINE honorary award for lifetime achievement of the Bavarian Governor. He died on 20 September, 2012.
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