The Vision of Emma Blau

The Vision of Emma Blau - Paperback

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The Vision of Emma Blau - Paperback

The Vision of Emma Blau - Paperback

by Ursula Hegi
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by Ursula Hegi (Author)

Ursula Hegi returns with a luminous epic of a bicultural family filled with passion and aspirations, tragedy, and redemption.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Stefan Blau, whom readers will remember from Stones from the River, flees Burgdorf, a small town in Germany, and comes to America in search of the vision he has dreamed of every night.

The novel closes nearly a century later with Stefan's granddaughter, Emma, and the legacy of his dream: the Wasserburg, a once-grand apartment house filled with the hidden truths of its inhabitants both past and present.

The Vision of Emma Blau illustrates a fascinating picture of immigrants in America, including their dreams and disappointments, the challenges of assimilation, the frailty of language and its transcendence, the love that bonds generations and the cultural wedges that drive them apart.

Author Biography

Ursula Hegi is the author of several books including Sacred Time, The Vision of Emma Blau, and Tearing the Silence. She teaches writing at Stonybrook's Southhampton Campus and she is the recipient of more than thirty grants and awards.

Number of Pages: 432
Dimensions: 0.96 x 8.08 x 5.28 IN
Publication Date: January 16, 2001
ISBN9780684872735
Author Ursula Hegi
PublisherTouchstone Books
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedJanuary 2001
LanguageENG- English
Pages432
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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