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Georg Klein. Barbar Rosa
Berlin. Alexender Fest. 2001. 203 pages DM 38. ISBN 3-8286-0134-0
BARBAR ROSA is something of a mystery, but it is much more as well, bristling with multiple meanings, rich historical allusions, and deep allegorical resonances. "Barbar rosa," for example, in addition to its historical references, refers to the narrator's own red beard, and to the fact that he's a bit of a barbarian and a bloody chauvinist. His name is...