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by Franz Kafka (Author), Willa Muir (Author), Edwin Muir (Author), E. L. Doctorow (Author) "As Karl Rossmann, a poor boy of sixteen who had been packed off to America by his parents because a servant girl had seduced him..." (more)
Key Phrases: recruiting squad, harbour officials, next balcony, Head Waiter, Head Porter, New York (more...)
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

Product Details
  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Schocken (July 2, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0805210644
  • ISBN-13: 978-0805210644
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars 26 customer reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #165,561 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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First Sentence:
As Karl Rossmann, a poor boy of sixteen who had been packed off to America by his parents because a servant girl had seduced him and got herself a child by him, stood on the liner slowly entering the harbour of New York, a sudden burst of sunshine seemed to illumine the Statue of Liberty, so that he saw it in a new light, although he had sighted it long before. Read the first page
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recruiting squad, harbour officials, next balcony, dear nephew, secret pocket
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Head Waiter, Head Porter, New York, Uncle Jacob, Head Purser, Miss Clara, Karl Rossmann, Theatre of Oklahoma, Hotel Occidental
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