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'Phantoms of Breslau is a cynical, moody thriller which solidifies Krajewski's position as a distinctive voice in contemporary European fiction' Val Nolan, Irish Examiner.
'A classicist at Wroclaw University, Marek Krajewski - in his splendid series of crime novels about inter-war Breslau - disinters this buried metropolis like a fictional archaeologist... Breslau 1919 lives again... If the secret of these deaths lurks in the wartime past, the ritualistic dogma that surrounds them very faintly hints at an equally grim future' Boyd Tonkin, Independent.
'Krajewski was lecturer at the University of Wroclaw, and he prides himself on historical accuracy. His Breslau is populated by pimps, prostitutes and cynics, and it isn't hard to believe that the city will one day become one of Hitler's strongholds' Joan Smith, Sunday Times.
'Polish author Marek Krajewski does a fine job of conjuring the chaos of Breslau (now the Polish city of Wroclaw), while Mock - a man of conflicts and contradictions - makes for a refreshing protagonist' Fachtna Kelly, Sunday Business Post in Ireland.
'A classicist at Wroclaw University, Marek Krajewski - in his splendid series of crime novels about inter-war Breslau - disinters this buried metropolis like a fictional archaeologist... Breslau 1919 lives again... If the secret of these deaths lurks in the wartime past, the ritualistic dogma that surrounds them very faintly hints at an equally grim future' Boyd Tonkin, Independent.
'Krajewski was lecturer at the University of Wroclaw, and he prides himself on historical accuracy. His Breslau is populated by pimps, prostitutes and cynics, and it isn't hard to believe that the city will one day become one of Hitler's strongholds' Joan Smith, Sunday Times.
'Polish author Marek Krajewski does a fine job of conjuring the chaos of Breslau (now the Polish city of Wroclaw), while Mock - a man of conflicts and contradictions - makes for a refreshing protagonist' Fachtna Kelly, Sunday Business Post in Ireland.
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'Phantoms of Breslau is a cynical, moody thriller which solidifies Krajewski's position as a distinctive voice in contemporary European fiction' Val Nolan, Irish Examiner. 'A classicist at Wroclaw University, Marek Krajewski - in his splendid series of crime novels about inter-war Breslau - disinters this buried metropolis like a fictional archaeologist... Breslau 1919 lives again... If the secret of these deaths lurks in the wartime past, the ritualistic dogma that surrounds them very faintly hints at an equally grim future' Boyd Tonkin, Independent. 'Krajewski was lecturer at the University of Wroclaw, and he prides himself on historical accuracy. His Breslau is populated by pimps, prostitutes and cynics, and it isn't hard to believe that the city will one day become one of Hitler's strongholds' Joan Smith, Sunday Times. 'Polish author Marek Krajewski does a fine job of conjuring the chaos of Breslau (now the Polish city of Wroclaw), while Mock - a man of conflicts and contradictions - makes for a refreshing protagonist' Fachtna Kelly, Sunday Business Post in Ireland.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This author is amazing. I have read all of his works (in English translation) to date. All outstanding reads.
He investigates the darker side of human nature, in true bete noire style - his gothic stories set between the world wars of last century.
An unlikely hero character manifests himself in Eberhard Mock.
Exotic themes, twisted perverse story-lines, high drama, horrific, gross crimes.
Aristocracy, intellectuals, the misplaced, immigrants, perverts, deviants, paupers, lowlifes reign.
This particular novel starts rather slowly before hitting the accelerator,becoming a real page turner - ripping through love, hate, family ties, friendships, murder, crime, corruption, prostitution, orgies, paranormal, occult, betrayal and almost the whole gambit of sexual preferences/practises.
Mock is the anti-hero - one of the 'real' heroes of all time.
Take time out, check out this author, read his works and be transported to a time and place where anything goes.
He investigates the darker side of human nature, in true bete noire style - his gothic stories set between the world wars of last century.
An unlikely hero character manifests himself in Eberhard Mock.
Exotic themes, twisted perverse story-lines, high drama, horrific, gross crimes.
Aristocracy, intellectuals, the misplaced, immigrants, perverts, deviants, paupers, lowlifes reign.
This particular novel starts rather slowly before hitting the accelerator,becoming a real page turner - ripping through love, hate, family ties, friendships, murder, crime, corruption, prostitution, orgies, paranormal, occult, betrayal and almost the whole gambit of sexual preferences/practises.
Mock is the anti-hero - one of the 'real' heroes of all time.
Take time out, check out this author, read his works and be transported to a time and place where anything goes.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you've read any of the other books in this series then you'll know what to expect.
Well written/translated, very dark and atmospheric with a real sense of period (I assume, not having been there or then).
Any problems with the book lie with the publisher. The text is quite small and cramped and the font is not the easiest to read though there are fewer typos than previous volumes. And as for the cover photo! The book is set in 1919 not 1959.
It's also worth being aware that we are going backwards in time. I'm not sure if it is the order of translation or writing but each volume is set before the previous one.
Anyhow, well worth a read if you like noir but prefer European to American.
Well written/translated, very dark and atmospheric with a real sense of period (I assume, not having been there or then).
Any problems with the book lie with the publisher. The text is quite small and cramped and the font is not the easiest to read though there are fewer typos than previous volumes. And as for the cover photo! The book is set in 1919 not 1959.
It's also worth being aware that we are going backwards in time. I'm not sure if it is the order of translation or writing but each volume is set before the previous one.
Anyhow, well worth a read if you like noir but prefer European to American.
Format:Paperback
In Mock we have an anti-hero operating in a decadent world. From Weimar to Hitler, what was bad merely became worse. One would like to believe that virtue existed, but the evidence doesn't support the wish.
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