Mr Adamson

"First published in 2009 as Herr Adamson by Urs Widmer A Diogenes Verlag AG Zeurich, 2009"--Title page verso.

About the author

Urs Widmer (1938-2014) was a Swiss novelist, playwright, essayist, and short story writer and the cofounder of Verlag der Autoren, an author-owned publishing house focusing on texts related to the performing arts. His other books include The Blue Soda Siphon and My Father's Book, also published by Seagull Books. Donal McLaughlin specializes in translating contemporary Swiss fiction. He has translated more than one hundred writers for the New Swiss Writing anthologies.

Summary

The day after his ninety-fourth birthday, a man is sitting in a beautiful garden. It is a paradise where he often played during his childhood, and it is here that he is recording the story of his adventures with Mr Adamson.

Product details

• Authors: Urs Widmer
• Assisted by: Donal Mclaughlin (Translation)
• Publisher: Seagull Books London Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2015
• EAN: 9780857422323
• ISBN: 978-0-85742-232-3
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 14 mm x 22 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 340 g
• Series: SB - The Swiss List; Seagull Books - The Swiss List; SB - The Swiss List; The Swiss List; The Swiss List (Seagull Titles - Chicago)
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature