by Esther Kinsky (Author), Iain Galbraith (Translator)
"A magnificent novel."--The New Yorker
"This is a book to relish."--The Guardian
A woman moves to a London suburb near the River Lea, without knowing quite why or for how long. Over a series of long, solitary walks she reminisces about the rivers she has encountered during her life, from the Rhine, her childhood river, to the Saint Lawrence, and a stream in Tel Aviv. Filled with poignancy and poetic observation, River is an ode to nature, edgelands, and the transience of all things human.
Author Biography
Iain Galbraith is a widely published translator of German into English. He has translated W. G. Sebald and Jan Wagner, notably. He won the John Dryden Prize for Literary Translation in 2004.
Number of Pages: 357
Dimensions: 1.2 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN
Publication Date: September 04, 2018
