Rock Crystal (New York Review Books Classics)

Rock Crystal (New York Review Books Classics)

Seemingly the simplest of storiesâ€”a passing anecdote of village lifeâ€” Rock Crystal opens up into a tale of almost unendurable suspense. This jewel-like novella by the writer that Thomas Mann praised as "one of the most extraordinary, the most enigmatic, the most secretly daring and the most strangely gripping narrators in world literature" is among the most unusual, moving, and memorable of Christmas stories. Two childrenâ€”Conrad and his little sister, Sannaâ€”set out from their village high up in the Alps to visit their grandparents in the neighboring valley. It is the day before Christmas but the weather is mild, though of course night falls early in December and the children are warned not to linger. The grandparents welcome the children with presents and pack them off with kisses. Then snow begins to fall, ever more thickly and steadily. Undaunted, the children press on, only to take a wrong turn. The snow rises higher and higher, time passes: it is deep night when the sky clears and Conrad and Sanna discover themselves out on a glacier, terrifying and beautiful, the heart of the void. Adalbert Stifter's rapt and enigmatic tale, beautifully translated by Elizabeth Mayer and Marianne Moore, explores what can be found between Christmas Eve and Christmas Dayâ€”or on any night of the year.
Country USA
Brand New York Review of Books
Manufacturer NYRB Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781590172858
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2008-09-16
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781590172858

Country	USA
Brand	New York Review of Books
Manufacturer	NYRB Classics
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781590172858
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2008-09-16
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781590172858

Rock Crystal (New York Review Books Classics)

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