num_pages: 246
description: Set in 1960, this novel tells of Filib Kobal's journey from his home in Carinthia to Slovenia on the trail of his missing brother, Gregor. He is armed only with two of Gregor's books: a copy book from agricultural school, and a Slovenian - German dictionary, in which Gregor has marked certain words. The resulting investigation of the laws of language and naming becomes a transformative investigation of himself and the world around him.
language: German
title: Repetition (Collier Fiction)
titlecomplete: Repetition (Collier Fiction) (English and German Edition)
characters: Filib Kobal
genres: Fiction, German Literature, Literature, Novels, Contemporary, Germany, Nobel Prize, Travel, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 336
publisher: Collier Books