The Five Seasons

Translated from the German by Robert Kee. First UK edition. Hardback in dust jacket. 331pp. Jacket slightly chipped to edges; minor loss to tail of spine. Great jacket design by R.M. Sax. *** Novel by Austrian-born novelist and journalist Karl Eska (1905-1985), originally published in German in 1952. Set in Soviet-controlled Turkmenistan, the novel follows Ana, a fervent communist believer who gradually becomes disillusioned as she witnesses the regime’s failure and the suffering inflicted on ordinary people.