num_pages: 264
description: An Austrian Jew in a 1940s antipodean and colonial society, Josef Mandl is in harmony and in conflict with Austrians, Germans and New Zealanders alike. His story mirrors the alien experience everywhere.
language: English
title: Live Bodies
titlecomplete: Live Bodies
genres: Fiction, Novels, 20th Century
ratings_count: 130
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
category: Deutz Medal for Fiction or Poetry (Montana NZ Awards)
publisher: Faber & Faber