Young Light by Ralf Rothmann, Wieland Hoban - 9781803091860

Name: Young Light by Ralf Rothmann, Wieland Hoban - 9781803091860
Brand: Seagull Books London Ltd

Seagull Books London Ltd

Young LightAuthor(s): Ralf Rothmann, Wieland Hoban\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Seagull Books London Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Seagull Books London Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781803091860, 978-1803091860\nSynopsis\nPaints a delicate portrait of a twelve-year-old boy named Julian growing up in a mining community in 1960s Germany. First Lightcovers only a few summer weeks, following young Julians gradual social and sexual awakening amidst his parents financial and marital problems. Avoiding any overt drama in the description of his predicaments and observations, Rothmann instead creates a quiet sense of hope and new beginnings. His subtle, restrained prose captures the unarticulated, yet increasingly conscious feelings of the boy as he approaches the end of childhood, but still remains very remote from the adult world he sees around him. From his stressed, exhausted mother to their suspicious neighbor Herr Gorny, the adult characters remind him of his own powerlessness rather than offering .