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The Bound Man, and Other Stories
Ilse Aichinger
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Description for The Bound Man, and Other Stories
Paperback. The Bound Man is storytelling for our times. Here we find works of fiction where a present darkness and obscurity usher extraordinary performances into the light of day: a man bound hand and foot; a death told in reverse; a speech under the gallows. Written with disarming simplicity, this collection of stories puts language to the test. Translator(s): Mosbacher, Eric. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 10. .
The Bound Man is storytelling for our times. Here we find works of fiction where a present darkness and obscurity usher extraordinary performances into the light of day: a man bound hand and foot; a death told in reverse; a speech under the gallows. Written with disarming simplicity, this collection of stories puts language to the test.
The Bound Man is storytelling for our times. Here we find works of fiction where a present darkness and obscurity usher extraordinary performances into the light of day: a man bound hand and foot; a death told in reverse; a speech under the gallows. Written with disarming simplicity, this collection of stories puts language to the test.
Product Details
Publisher
Copy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909570023
SKU
V9781909570023
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Ref
99-2
About Ilse Aichinger
Ilse Aichinger was born in Vienna. Her published works comprise prose, poems, narratives, dialogues and radio plays. Since 1977 she has been a member of the German Academy for Language and Literature. She is the recipient of many literary awards including the Austrian State Prize for European Literature.
Reviews for The Bound Man, and Other Stories
'I remember reading The Bound Man many years ago. The story has never left me. Reading it now, along with the other stories, I am again caught in what feels like the confusion of shock, where time is fluid and the material world is an uncertain, unstable place, full of fragile hope and loss. I experience the shifts and startling ... Read more