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Seeker and Warburg 1997. 1997. Softcover. 8vo softcover 352pp very good. Among the many myths surrounding the 1912 sinking of the Titanic was the notion that the ship's band played on until the end. Norwegian novelist Erik Fosnes Hansen has seized upon that story as the hinge for this fascinating, if at times distressing, book about the musicians aboard the fatal voyage. The fictional band members, who hail from across Europe, find a certain kinship on the vessel besides that of a life spent chasing musical dreams. Their lives, each treated almost as novellas, reflect the tragedies the war will soon bring to Europe. The whole event is played out metaphorically in the tales of simple people involved in tragic events. Skilled research and impressionistic prose are expertly mixed into a poetic, absorbing story in Norwegian writer Hansen's novel. As in the recent Maiden Voyage by Cynthia Bass, the stage is set on the doomed Titanic's voyage from Southampton in April 1912. Hansen's…
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- Title Psalm at Journey's End Tpb
- Author Erik Fosnes Hansen
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Edition Unstated
- Pages 384
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Random House (UK), London
- Date 1997
- ISBN 9780436204098 / 0436204096
- Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
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Psalm at Journey's End - A Titanic Story
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Psalm at Journey's End
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Secker Warburg, UK, 1997. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 368 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Secker Warburg, UK, 1997. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. Minor edgewear and creasing to covers. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Coming of age stories set in Europe and on the Titanic. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0436204096. ISBN/EAN: 9780436204098. Inventory No: 08080460.. 9780436204098
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Psalm at Journey's End
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Secker & Warburg, UK, 1997. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Trade Paperback. 369 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Secker & Warburg, UK, 1997. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: On April 10, 1912, seven musicians from across Europe board the Titanic on the maiden voyage of the world's largest passenger ship. During their five final days, their life stories unfold until each embodies a part of the mosaic that is Europe on the edge of the century. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Historical; ISBN: 0436204096. ISBN/EAN: 9780436204098. Inventory No: 16070874.. 9780436204098
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PSALM AT JOURNEY'S END
by JOAN TATE (TRANSLATOR)' 'ERIK FOSNES HANSEN
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