Obscurity

"After several years abroad, a young man returns to his hometown to seek the man he calls master. This master, a brilliant philosopher, had made the young man into a disciple before sending him out into the world to put his teachings into practice."--Dust jacket.

About the author

Philippe Jaccottet is a major Swiss poet and critic and a translator of works by Homer, Goethe, Hölderlin, Rilke, and Musil. Tess Lewis's numerous translations from French and German include works by Peter Handke, Jean-Luc Benoziglio, and Pascale Brückner.

Summary

Product details

• Authors: Philippe Jaccottet
• Assisted by: Tess Lewis (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.12.2015
• EAN: 9780857423078
• ISBN: 978-0-85742-307-8
• 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