num_pages: 244
description: This arresting novel by one of Germany's foremost modern writers dramatizes the ideological conflict between East Europe and the West at the time of the Hungarian revolt. The story, which centers around Jakob Abs, an East German railroad dispatcher, illuminates the psychological and political reality of living in a partitioned Germany. Translated by Ursule Molinaro. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book.
language: English
title: Speculations About Jakob
titlecomplete: Speculations About Jakob
characters: Gesine Cresspahl, Jakob Abs
genres: German Literature, Fiction, Germany, Classics
ratings_count: 216
awards: awardedAt: -252432000000
name: Premio Formentor de las Letras
category: International, awardedAt: -315590400000
name: Fontane-Preis
publisher: Mariner Books