THE TIME OF THE DRAGONS

by Alice Ekert-Rotholz ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 23, 1958

A novel of sweep and scope, grossly overwrought. Encompassing three generations, the narrative traces the lives of Europeans mainly in the Far East, intermittently in Norway, southern Europe, from the 1920's to and through World War II. Following the fortunes of Knut Wergeland, a Norwegian career diplomat stationed in Shanghai; his three daughters, Astrid, Mailin and Vivics, each by a mother of a different nationality -- French, Chinese and Norwegian; Knut's older sister, Belene, a stern, severe maiden aunt with the familiar heart of gold; and a multitude of characters, most notably, Baron Matsubara, a Japanese aristocrat, a man caught between East and West -- the epic-like tale attempts to affirm the continuity of life and family throughout, and in spite of, events of violence and upheaval. This is a great, swirling mass of faces and facts, evolving in eddies of catastrophic politics which, throughout, is unmediated by mind, uninformed by intent. The publishers promise a major promotion.

Pub Date: June 23, 1958

ISBN: 0548386978

Page Count: -

Publisher: Viking

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 1, 1958

Categories: FICTION