Silent Catastrophes

Essays in Austrian Literature

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<p><b>'A profoundly affirming book about the potential for literature . . . One of the few essential writers of this generation' <i>The Scotsman</i></b></p><p><b>From acclaimed critic, novelist and academic W. G. Sebald, author of <i>Austerlitz </i>and <i>The Rings of Saturn</i>, a collection of essay on the Austrian writers who inspired him</b></p><p>Appearing for the first time in English, <i>Silent Catastrophes</i> brings together W. G. Sebald's essays on the Austrian writers who meant so much to him.<br><br>The evolution of Austria from vast empire to diminutive Alpine republic, followed by its annexation by Nazi Germany, had a profound traumatic impact on the literary output of the nation. Essays on the writings of Kafka, Handke, Bernhard and more, explore the concepts of 'home/land', 'borderland' and 'exile' with deep compassion and insight.<br><br>A revelation to Sebald's English-language readers, <i>Silent Catastrophes</i> traces many of the themes which animate Sebald's own work and illuminates how melancholy - the contemplation of disaster in progress - is itself a form of resistance.</p><p><b>'One of Europe's most mysterious and best-loved literary imaginations' <i>Evening Standard</i></b></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780141037028

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

196 x 128 x 37 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Verlag / Hersteller

Penguin Books Ltd (UK)