Ranging from one-page fantasies to novella-length studies of everyday existence, The Walk reveals the irresistible genius of one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. Under-appreciated even in his own lifetime, Robert Walser has nonetheless been recognised by such writers as W.G. Sebald, Susan Sontag, Franz Kafka, Herman Hesse and J.M.
Coetzee. Like Kafka and Sebald, Walser wrote about the solitude and unease of human existence. Honest, wry and idiosyncratic, his stories are snapshots of the lives great artists, poor young men, beautiful women and talking animals alike.
Ranging from the realist to the allegorical, the short fiction collected in this volume demonstrates Walser's uncanny ability to capture both life's strangeness and its small joys.
| ISBN: | 9781846689581 |
| Publication date: | 2nd May 2013 |
| Author: | Robert Walser |
| Publisher: | Serpent's Tail an imprint of Profile |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 208 pages |
| Series: | Serpent's Tail Classics |
| Genres: |
Shorter Reads Classic fiction: general and literary |
Ranging from one-page fantasies to novella-length studies of everyday existence, The Walk reveals the irresistible genius of one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. Under-appreciated even in his own lifetime, Robert Walser has nonetheless been recognised by such writers as W.G.
The Walk features in the following genres: Shorter Reads, Classic fiction: general and literary
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The Walk was written by Robert Walser and published by Serpent's Tail an imprint of Profile
The Walk has 208 pages
Yes it is part of Serpent's Tail Classics series
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