Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming

Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming

WINNER OF THE 2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATURE
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"Krasznahorkaiâ€™s masterpiece" (The Millions); "Apocalyptic, visionary, and mad" (Publishers Weekly); "One of the supreme achievements of contemporary literature" (Paris Review); "Obsessive and visionary" (The New Yorker);Â "Genius" (The Baffler)
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At last, the capstone to Krasznahorkaiâ€™s four-part masterwork
Set in contemporary times, Baron Wenckheimâ€™s Homecoming tells the story of a Prince Myshkinâ€“like figure, Baron BÃ©la Wenckheim, who returns at the end of his life to his provincial Hungarian hometown. Having escaped from his many casino debts in Buenos Aires, where he was living in exile, he longs to be reunited with his high-school sweetheart Marika. Confusions abound, and what follows is an endless storm of gossip, con men, and local politicians, vividly evoking the small townâ€™s alternately drab and absurd existence. All along, the Professorâ€•a world-famous natural scientist who studies mosses and inhabits a bizarre Zen-like shack in a desolate area outside of townâ€•offers long rants and disquisitions on his attempts to immunize himself from thought. Spectacular actions are staged as death and the abyss loom over the unsuspecting townfolk.
Country USA
Brand New Directions
Manufacturer New Directions
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780811226646
ReleaseDate 2019-09-24
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780811226646

Country	USA
Brand	New Directions
Manufacturer	New Directions
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780811226646
ReleaseDate	2019-09-24
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780811226646

Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming

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