Goldberg - Variations

Zusatztext "I am a constant admirer of [Josipovici's] talent and intellect." Informationen zum Autor One of Europe's most innovative and admired thinkers and writers, Gabriel Josipovici has published more than a dozen novels, three volumes of short stories, several books of criticism, and plays that are widely performed throughout Europe. He lives in Lewes, England. Klappentext At the turn of the eighteenth century, a writer?a Jew?enters an English country manor, where he has been invited to read through the night to his host until the gentleman falls asleep. What unfolds then are seemingly unconnected stories covering a vast array of topics?from incest to madness to a poetic competition in the court of George III. And what emerges by the end is a breathtaking tapestry in which past and present, imagination and truth, are intricately woven together into one remarkable whole. Zusammenfassung At the turn of the eighteenth century! a writer—a Jew—enters an English country manor! where he has been invited to read through the night to his host until the gentleman falls asleep. What unfolds then are seemingly unconnected stories covering a vast array of topics—from incest to madness to a poetic competition in the court of George III. And what emerges by the end is a breathtaking tapestry in which past and present! imagination and truth! are intricately woven together into one remarkable whole.

Product details

• Authors: Gabriel Josipovici
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 27.02.2007
• EAN: 9780060897239
• ISBN: 978-0-06-089723-9
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 205 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION: Literary, FICTION: General, FICTION: Religious, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, FICTION: Visionary & Metaphysical, FICTION: Multiple Timelines, FICTION: World Literature / England / 21st Century, FICTION: World Literature / American / 21st Century, fiction;british;novel;philosophy;2006;2007;2008