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Europe Central is a 2005 National Book Award winning novel by William T Vollmann. William T. Vollmann is an American novelist, journalist, short story writer and essayist. ...
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A historical novel is a novel in which the story is set among historical events, or more generally, where the time the action takes place in predates the time of the first publication -- distinguish and contrast the genre of alternate history. ...
A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) book is bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with cloth or heavy paper) and a stitched spine. ...
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2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The National Book Award is one of the most important literary prizes in the United States, presented annually for the best books by living U.S. citizens published in the U.S. The awards have been presented since 1950 in at least one category, and are presently awarded in each...
The novel, which takes place in central Europe in the 20th century, examines a vast array of characters, ranging from generals to martyrs, officers to poets, traitors to artists and musicians. It deals with the moral decisions made by people in the most testing of times and offering a bold and mesmerizing perspective on human actions during wartime. World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ...
Reception
The Times Literary Supplement wrote that Vollmann "has turned to the historical novel and made it his own, fashioning a work which is cinematic in scope, epic in ambition and continuously engaging, shows that he is one of the most important and fascinating writers of our time." The Times Literary Supplement (or TLS) is a weekly literary review published in London by News International, a subsidiary of News Corporation. ...
The New York Times Book Review described it at his "most welcoming work, possibly his best book… part novel and part stories, virtuoso historical remembrance and focused study of violence." The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...
References - Alma Books the UK publisher, The Times Literary Supplement and the New York Times Book Review
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