As luck would have it; my exile in France and Mexico, recollections and stories.1572411570 As luck would have it; my exile in France and Mexico, recollections and stories. Schwebel, Bruno. Trans. by Michael Winkler Winkler may refer to:
Ariadne Press 2008 222 pages $24.50 Paperback Studies in Austrian literature Austrian literature: see German literature. , culture and thought; biography, autobiography, memoirs mem·oir n. 1. An account of the personal experiences of an author. 2. An autobiography. Often used in the plural. 3. A biography or biographical sketch. 4. series PQ7298 Author Schwebel was ten when his family left Vienna in 1938 to seek refuge in Paris from the Nazis; they later fled to Lisbon, Casablanca, and finally to Mexico City Mexico City Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi in 1942. In 1976 he began publishing stories taken from his colorful life in both Spanish and German; this title brings together his chronological chron·o·log·i·cal also chron·o·log·ic adj. 1. Arranged in order of time of occurrence. 2. Relating to or in accordance with chronology. narrative as well as 10 character portraits. The work is interesting and entertaining, and though a part of a scholarly series (Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture, and Thought: Biography, Autobiography, Memoirs Series) it may be of interest to general readers of memoirs, particularly those interested in a multicultural perspective. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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