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The novel begins at the end of World War I with Fidelis Waldvogel, a German sniper, returning to his hometown in defeated Germany from the battle lines. Fidelis seeks out Eva Kalb, the pregnant fiancée of his dear friend, Johannes, and informs her that her fiancé has died in the war.
- Louise Erdrich
- 2003
Early in the novel, Fidelis founds a singing club like the one he remembers in his German home, Ludwigsruhe, and the men begin weekly meetings to harmonize and socialize.
Jan 1, 2003 · Their paths crossed with local characters with which they form strong bonds, when Fidelis started the master butcher's singing club. It became the story of women enduring tough challenges while being involved in different forms of relationships with men and among themselves.
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Written by Shirley Marina. At the end of World War One, German sniper Fidelis Waldvogel returns from the German defeat to his home town. He finds his close friend Johannes ' fiancée Eva Kalib; Eva is pregnant with Johannes' child.
In November 1918, Fidelis Waldvogel returned from World War I to his hometown, Ludwigsruhe, Germany. Determined to keep his promise to his late best friend Johannes, Fidelis married Johannes's fiancé, Eva, who was pregnant with Johannes's child. Roughly three years later, Fidelis moved to America to start a life for his new family.
Aug 29, 2012 · Fidelis and Eva redistribute the byproducts of their butchering throughout the town: to people, to animals, and to the ground. How is the theme of recycling scraps of life carried through? Who continues this cycle of recovering discarded objects?
Feeling nostalgic, Fidelis soon establishes in Argus a singing club common to his native Germany, which includes all-comers who can carry a tune, from the town sheriff (Hock) to the town drunk (Roy Watzka). Toward the end of the novel, as WWII sets in, Fidelis’ oldest two sons fight for America in
