As an unflappable narrator makes inquiries into her bizarre life
As befits a dream upon a heath populated by elemental spirits
Accounts given through newspaper stories
emigrated in desperation from their dying country
Despite the apocalyptic events fueling this family's story
The Alp United States As an unflappable narrator makesThe first novel in Arno Camenisch's celebrated "alpine" trilogy unfolds over a single summer. The four main (unnamed) characters are a dairyman, his farmhand, a cowherd, and a swineherd, who all live and work in close proximity but this is no Heidi. Theirs is an existence marked by dangerous work, solitude, cruelty, alcoholism, and sheer stubbornness; yet Camenisch's handling of these lives is full of affection, surreal humor, and a brilliant ear for