9781590179673 - grand hotel (new york review books classics) de baum, vicki (33 resultados)
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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. A bestseller upon its first publication in 1929, Grand Hotel is prolific German author Vicki Baum's celebrated novel about the inhabitants of a grand hotel in 1920s Berlin. Grand Hotel is considered to be the book that introduced the "hotel novel" genre to readers.A luxury hotel in 1920s Ber…lin is a microcosm of modern society in this classic that inspired a hit Broadway musical and the classic film starring Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, and John Barrymore."Prefigures Downtown Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs by examining multiple characters from different classes." -Shelf AwarenessThe luxury Grand Hotel is a revolving door for the stray souls of 1920s Berlin. Among the guests is Doctor Otternschlag, a World War I veteran whose face has been sliced in half by a shell. Day after day he emerges to read the paper in the lobby, discreetly inquiring at the desk if the letter he's been awaiting for years has arrived. Then there is Grusinskaya, a great ballerina now fighting a losing battle not so much against age as against her fear of it, who may or may not be made for Gaigern, a sleek professional thief. Herr Preysing also checks in, the director of a family firm that isn't as flourishing as it appears, who would never imagine that Kringelein, his underling, a timorous petty clerk he's bullied for years, has also come to Berlin, determined to live at last now that he's received a medical death sentence.All these characters and more, with all their secrets and aspirations, come together and come alive in the pages of Baum's delicious anddisturbing masterpiece-a Weimar-era bestseller that retains all its verve and luster today. A novel, in which, a grand hotel in the center of 1920s Berlin serves as a microcosm of the modern world. Among the guests of the hotel is Dr Otternschlag, a World War I veteran, Grusinskaya, a great ballerina now fighting a losing battle not so much against age as her fear of it, and Gaigern, a sleek professional thief. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Grand Hotel (New York Review Books Classics)
Basil CreightonMargot Bettauer Dembo,Noah Isenberg,Vicki Baum,
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Grand Hotel (New York Review Books Classics)
Basil CreightonMargot Bettauer Dembo,Noah Isenberg,Vicki Baum,
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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -A luxury hotel in 1920s Berlin is a microcosm of modern society in this classic that inspired a hit Broadway musical and the classic film starring Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, and John Barrymore. Prefigures Downtown Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs by examining multiple characters from differen…t classes. Shelf AwarenessThe luxury Grand Hotel is a revolving door for the stray souls of 1920s Berlin. Among the guests is Doctor Otternschlag, a World War I veteran whose face has been sliced in half by a shell. Day after day he emerges to read the paper in the lobby, discreetly inquiring at the desk if the letter he s been awaiting for years has arrived. Then there is Grusinskaya, a great ballerina now fighting a losing battle not so much against age as against her fear of it, who may or may not be made for Gaigern, a sleek professional thief. Herr Preysing also checks in, the director of a family firm that isn t as flourishing as it appears, who would never imagine that Kringelein, his underling, a timorous petty clerk he s bullied for years, has also come to Berlin, determined to live at last now that he s received a medical death sentence.All these characters and more, with all their secrets and aspirations, come together and come alive in the pages of Baum s delicious anddisturbing masterpiece a Weimar-era bestseller that retains all its verve and luster today. 304 pp. Englisch.
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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -A luxury hotel in 1920s Berlin is a microcosm of modern society in this classic that inspired a hit Broadway musical and the classic film starring Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, and John Barrymore. Prefigures Downtown Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs by examining multiple characters from differen…t classes. Shelf AwarenessThe luxury Grand Hotel is a revolving door for the stray souls of 1920s Berlin. Among the guests is Doctor Otternschlag, a World War I veteran whose face has been sliced in half by a shell. Day after day he emerges to read the paper in the lobby, discreetly inquiring at the desk if the letter he s been awaiting for years has arrived. Then there is Grusinskaya, a great ballerina now fighting a losing battle not so much against age as against her fear of it, who may or may not be made for Gaigern, a sleek professional thief. Herr Preysing also checks in, the director of a family firm that isn t as flourishing as it appears, who would never imagine that Kringelein, his underling, a timorous petty clerk he s bullied for years, has also come to Berlin, determined to live at last now that he s received a medical death sentence.All these characters and more, with all their secrets and aspirations, come together and come alive in the pages of Baum s delicious anddisturbing masterpiece a Weimar-era bestseller that retains all its verve and luster today. 304 pp. Englisch.
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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -A luxury hotel in 1920s Berlin is a microcosm of modern society in this classic that inspired a hit Broadway musical and the classic film starring Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, and John Barrymore. "Prefigures Downtown Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs by examining multiple characters from differe…nt classes." Shelf AwarenessThe luxury Grand Hotel is a revolving door for the stray souls of 1920s Berlin. Among the guests is Doctor Otternschlag, a World War I veteran whose face has been sliced in half by a shell. Day after day he emerges to read the paper in the lobby, discreetly inquiring at the desk if the letter he's been awaiting for years has arrived. Then there is Grusinskaya, a great ballerina now fighting a losing battle not so much against age as against her fear of it, who may or may not be made for Gaigern, a sleek professional thief. Herr Preysing also checks in, the director of a family firm that isn't as flourishing as it appears, who would never imagine that Kringelein, his underling, a timorous petty clerk he's bullied for years, has also come to Berlin, determined to live at last now that he's received a medical death sentence.All these characters and more, with all their secrets and aspirations, come together and come alive in the pages of Baum's delicious anddisturbing masterpiecea Weimar-era bestseller that retains all its verve and luster today.
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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. A bestseller upon its first publication in 1929, Grand Hotel is prolific German author Vicki Baum's celebrated novel about the inhabitants of a grand hotel in 1920s Berlin. Grand Hotel is considered to be the book that introduced the "hotel novel" genre to readers.A luxury hotel in 1920s Ber…lin is a microcosm of modern society in this classic that inspired a hit Broadway musical and the classic film starring Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, and John Barrymore."Prefigures Downtown Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs by examining multiple characters from different classes." -Shelf AwarenessThe luxury Grand Hotel is a revolving door for the stray souls of 1920s Berlin. Among the guests is Doctor Otternschlag, a World War I veteran whose face has been sliced in half by a shell. Day after day he emerges to read the paper in the lobby, discreetly inquiring at the desk if the letter he's been awaiting for years has arrived. Then there is Grusinskaya, a great ballerina now fighting a losing battle not so much against age as against her fear of it, who may or may not be made for Gaigern, a sleek professional thief. Herr Preysing also checks in, the director of a family firm that isn't as flourishing as it appears, who would never imagine that Kringelein, his underling, a timorous petty clerk he's bullied for years, has also come to Berlin, determined to live at last now that he's received a medical death sentence.All these characters and more, with all their secrets and aspirations, come together and come alive in the pages of Baum's delicious anddisturbing masterpiece-a Weimar-era bestseller that retains all its verve and luster today. A novel, in which, a grand hotel in the center of 1920s Berlin serves as a microcosm of the modern world. Among the guests of the hotel is Dr Otternschlag, a World War I veteran, Grusinskaya, a great ballerina now fighting a losing battle not so much against age as her fear of it, and Gaigern, a sleek professional thief. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. A bestseller upon its first publication in 1929, Grand Hotel is prolific German author Vicki Baum's celebrated novel about the inhabitants of a grand hotel in 1920s Berlin. Grand Hotel is considered to be the book that introduced the "hotel novel" genre to readers.A luxury hotel in 1920s Ber…lin is a microcosm of modern society in this classic that inspired a hit Broadway musical and the classic film starring Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, and John Barrymore."Prefigures Downtown Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs by examining multiple characters from different classes." -Shelf AwarenessThe luxury Grand Hotel is a revolving door for the stray souls of 1920s Berlin. Among the guests is Doctor Otternschlag, a World War I veteran whose face has been sliced in half by a shell. Day after day he emerges to read the paper in the lobby, discreetly inquiring at the desk if the letter he's been awaiting for years has arrived. Then there is Grusinskaya, a great ballerina now fighting a losing battle not so much against age as against her fear of it, who may or may not be made for Gaigern, a sleek professional thief. Herr Preysing also checks in, the director of a family firm that isn't as flourishing as it appears, who would never imagine that Kringelein, his underling, a timorous petty clerk he's bullied for years, has also come to Berlin, determined to live at last now that he's received a medical death sentence.All these characters and more, with all their secrets and aspirations, come together and come alive in the pages of Baum's delicious anddisturbing masterpiece-a Weimar-era bestseller that retains all its verve and luster today. A novel, in which, a grand hotel in the center of 1920s Berlin serves as a microcosm of the modern world. Among the guests of the hotel is Dr Otternschlag, a World War I veteran, Grusinskaya, a great ballerina now fighting a losing battle not so much against age as her fear of it, and Gaigern, a sleek professional thief. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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Condición: New. Vicki Baum (1888&ndash1960) was born into an affluent Jewish family in Vienna. Her childhood was dominated by a depressed mother and an authoritarian, hypochondriac father, who discouraged her early forays into literature. She studied harp at the Vi.
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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -A luxury hotel in 1920s Berlin is a microcosm of modern society in this classic that inspired a hit Broadway musical and the classic film starring Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, and John Barrymore. "Prefigures Downtown Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs by examining multiple characters from differe…nt classes." Shelf AwarenessThe luxury Grand Hotel is a revolving door for the stray souls of 1920s Berlin. Among the guests is Doctor Otternschlag, a World War I veteran whose face has been sliced in half by a shell. Day after day he emerges to read the paper in the lobby, discreetly inquiring at the desk if the letter he's been awaiting for years has arrived. Then there is Grusinskaya, a great ballerina now fighting a losing battle not so much against age as against her fear of it, who may or may not be made for Gaigern, a sleek professional thief. Herr Preysing also checks in, the director of a family firm that isn't as flourishing as it appears, who would never imagine that Kringelein, his underling, a timorous petty clerk he's bullied for years, has also come to Berlin, determined to live at last now that he's received a medical death sentence.All these characters and more, with all their secrets and aspirations, come together and come alive in the pages of Baum's delicious anddisturbing masterpiecea Weimar-era bestseller that retains all its verve and luster today.Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Weidestraße 122 a, 22083 Hamburg 304 pp. Englisch.
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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - A luxury hotel in 1920s Berlin is a microcosm of modern society in this classic that inspired a hit Broadway musical and the classic film starring Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, and John Barrymore. Prefigures Downtown Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs by examining multiple characters from differe…nt classes. Shelf AwarenessThe luxury Grand Hotel is a revolving door for the stray souls of 1920s Berlin. Among the guests is Doctor Otternschlag, a World War I veteran whose face has been sliced in half by a shell. Day after day he emerges to read the paper in the lobby, discreetly inquiring at the desk if the letter he s been awaiting for years has arrived. Then there is Grusinskaya, a great ballerina now fighting a losing battle not so much against age as against her fear of it, who may or may not be made for Gaigern, a sleek professional thief. Herr Preysing also checks in, the director of a family firm that isn t as flourishing as it appears, who would never imagine that Kringelein, his underling, a timorous petty clerk he s bullied for years, has also come to Berlin, determined to live at last now that he s received a medical death sentence.All these characters and more, with all their secrets and aspirations, come together and come alive in the pages of Baum s delicious anddisturbing masterpiece a Weimar-era bestseller that retains all its verve and luster today.
