Katschen & The Book of Joseph (New Directions Paperbook)

Katschen & The Book of Joseph (New Directions Paperbook)
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"These two quietly stunning novellas mark the American debut of a writer of international importance."â€•Publishers Weekly
In kaleidoscopic fragments, Hoffmann refracts Jewish popular lore and folk wisdom through a postmodernist prism, brightening his prose with snatches of verse, songs, diary excerpts, letters, ominous dreams, lush erotic passages and Yiddish sayings. "The Book of Joseph" tells the tragic story of a widowed Jewish tailor and his son in 1930s Berlin. "Katschen" gives an astounding child's-eye view of a boy orphaned in the new state of Israel. The novellas radiate the original poetry of Hoffmann's atomized hypnotic language, which Rosmarie Waldrop has called "utterly enchantingâ€•it's like nothing else."
Country USA
Brand New Directions
Manufacturer New Directions
Binding Paperback
Color Purple
ReleaseDate 1999-05-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780811214056

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