With A Call From New Jersey Kluge has outdone himself with a long view of the American experience and the steady mutation of the American dream. Set in the1980's it follows the life of Hans Greifinger, a German- American who immigrated to the United States in 1928 and built a life for himself and his son, George, who has adopted the surname Griffin for his nationally-syndicated lackluster travel column.
My thoughts
A Call From Jersey is a marvelously written story of German immigrant Hans and his son George, a travel writing. They take a trip down to Florida to find Han’s brother Heinz but along the way their relationship becomes stronger. P.F. Kluge creates such charming characters and beautifully written stories. I enjoyed how he describes the life of the German immigrant in the 20s. Wonderfully written.
Disclosure: I received this book for review from the publisher. I received no compensation for my thoughts.
1 comments:
This sounds really good. Thanks for bringing my attention to it. I like books about the immigrant experience and fathers and son relationships.
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