About “The City beyond the River”
A 1947 novel by Hermann Kasack. Dr. Robert Lindhoff, an orientalist, takes a post as archivist in the city beyond the river, where he must come to terms with meaninglessness, eternal presence, and the ghosts of the past. The novel was awarded the Fontane Prize of the Berlin Art Prize in 1946.
Book details
- Published
- 1953