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The Border

Elaine Feinstein

This a story about decisions, and the difficulty making them, as Hitler's power spreads across Europe. It is told through linked diaries, letters, interviews and poems, which portrary the three main characters as they pursue their own love story to its end. Across their obsessions, the figure of Walter Benjamin, first in Paris, then at the Spanish border, adds a poignant dimension to their hopes and fears.

GenresJewsGreat BritainFictionFiction in EnglishTextsJewish fiction

113 pages, 5 editions

English edition · First published 1984 by Hutchinson · ISBN 9780091563202

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Editions

5 editions

English

  • The Border · Hutchinson · 1984 · ISBN 9780091563202 This page
  • The Border · Marion Boyars · 1990 · ISBN 9780714529004
  • The Border · Arena · 1989 · ISBN 9780099636106
  • The Border · Methuen · 1985 · ISBN 9780413575500
  • The Border · St. Martin's/Press · 1984 · ISBN 9780312092696

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