THE LOST CITY a book club novel by John Gunther in 1930’s Vienna

THE LOST CITY a book club novel by John Gunther in 1930’s Vienna Introduction

Story: (jacket blurb) This many-faceted, eloquent story captures all the enigmatic charm of old Vienna - its levity mixed with wry despair, its grandeur and graciousness - in the days when stern realities could be felt beneath the lovely flickering surface as the incomparable city slipped toward its doom. One community managed to survive through those years when everything seemed to be disintegrating into corruption or exploding in picturesque, authentic detail the life of this community – that of the American and British newspapers living in Vienna at the time. Meeting in the favorite coffeehouse, they watched, speculated, talked, caught perpetually in a web of conspiracy and intrigue. The story of these men and women, particularly of Mason Jarrett and his wife Paula, is composed of many strands; the Lost City has not merely one heroine, but two. Mason and Paula have a seemingly indestructible marriage, but the atmosphere of Vienna makes it vulnerable. Their story, made more livid by a dozen superbly realized characters, is inextricably meshed with the life of the city. In the end human values survive, even though Vienna itself is lost. Book Data: Title: The Lost City; authour – John Gunther; publisher Harper & Row; © authour 1964; print-ed in USA; Book Club Edition; pages 594; size 15 x 22 x 4.5 cm; weight 680 c; the book now has ISBN 10: 0241903890 ISBN 13: 9780241903896 . Condition: The book is in good condition – the top and front edge shows some foxing, jacket edges show wear creases and minor tears and ceases; the actual cover and spine are good, pages clean and unmarked, tightly bound, easily readable. Please provide telephone number with reply. Toronto address, Finch Ave and Yonge St area, near Finch subway station.