The German
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.13 (608 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1590213092 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 290 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Wonderfully Terrifying and Poignant Amazon Customer This book was wonderfully terrifying and poignant. The author has a distinctive and seductive voice that draws a reader into the mysteries of Barnard, Texas.. "A rattling good read" according to M. Lancaster. I've not long since finished reading The German by Lee Thomas. I loved it. The narrative is bold, compelling and absorbing. I read it as a study of prejudice and hate, of base instincts and violence. There are elements of the fantastical amid the disturbing insights into human nature. Where did Ernst Lang really come from? What is his true history? Is war just an excuse fo. Unique, intelligent mystery teaches a lesson as well. "The German" is a unique thriller that takes place during World War II, focusing on happenings in a small Texas town with a significant German population. One of those is Ernst Lang, a military man who seems to recall an impossible military past (including his own torture and execution), and who has had brief affairs with some of the local men. When a local boy is found mu
Recent and forthcoming releases include Torn and Like Light for Flies. . He resides with his partner in Austin, Texas. Lee Thomas is the Lambda Literary Award and Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Stained, The Dust of Wonderland, In the Closet, Under the Bed, and The German
Ernst Lang fled Germany in 1934. But are these the memories of a man given a second life, or the delusions of a lunatic? Winner of the Lambda Literary Award!Winner Il Posto Nero (The Black Spot): Best Foreign Language BookA finalist for the 2011 Bram Stoker Award!A finalist for an EDGE AwardA finalist for the TLA Video AwardNamed one of the Best Books of the Year by The Advocate.. He remembers the men he led into battle, the men he seduced, and the men who betrayed him. A killer preys on the young men of Barnard, Texas, leaving cryptic notes written in German. Once a brute, a soldier, a leader of the Nazi party, he has renounced aggression and embraces a peaceful obscurity. He remembers his own execution and the extremes of sex and violence that led to it. Set during the height of World War II, The German examines the effect a series of ritualistic murders has on a small, Texas community. But Lang is haunted by an impossible past. As the panic builds all eyes turn toward a quiet man
Lang has been an exemplary neighbor, but his nationality and sexuality make him a target for a largely ignorant and panicked populace looking for a scapegoat. . As a mysterious killer preys on the community's young men—leaving pro-Nazi notes inside the victims' mouths—the frightened residents cast blame on the area's sizable German population. From Publishers Weekly Lambda-winner Thomas (The Dust of Wonderland) sets this powerful thriller in a small Texas town in 1944. Their chief suspect is Ernst Lang, a gay ex-soldier who fled Germany years earlier. Thomas's compelling imagery (religion and politics are "gardens of atrocity" that grow "fat succulent flora") and disturbing portrait of humanity at its worse will haunt readers long after the last page is turned. The supernatural element of the story is decidedly understated, but the novel's overall thematic power and narrative eloquence are wrenchi