Herscht 07769
Laszlo Krasznahorkai author Ottilie Mulzet translator
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Profile Books Ltd
Published:3rd Oct '24
£20.00
This title is due to be published on 3rd October, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
A masterpiece of form and fiction as one of our greatest living writers tackles our fears of environmental disaster
Florian Herscht has a problem: having faithfully attended Herr Köhler's classes in particle physics for two years, he is convinced that global cataclysm is imminent. And so he embarks upon a one-sided correspondence with Chancellor Angela Merkel, hoping to convince her of the imminent danger of the complete destruction of all physical matter. Written in one cascading sentence with the force of atomic particles colliding, Krasznahorkai's latest novel is a tour de force, a morality play of blistering satire, a devastating encapsulation of our helplessness in the face of the moral and environmental dilemmas we face.
Praise for László Krasznahorkai * : *
Krasznahorkai throws down a challenge: raise your game or get your coat ... the intensity of his commitment to the art of fiction is indisputable ... exhilarating, even euphoric -- Hari Kunzru
László Krasznahorkai writes prose of breathtaking energy and beauty ... He has elevated the novel form and is to be ranked among the great European novelists -- Colm Toibin
The universality of Krasznahorkai's vision rivals that of Gogol's Dead Souls and far surpasses all the lesser concerns of contemporary writing -- W.G. Sebald
ISBN: 9781800815056
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
448 pages
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