Walser, Robert
Little Snow Landscape
- ISBN 13:
- 9781681375229
- author:
- Walser, Robert
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- NYRB Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 176
- Dimensions:
- 20.3 x 12.7 centimetres (0.37 kg
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Humorous, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Little Snow Landscape by Robert Walser opens with an ode to his homeland and concludes with a meditation on his childhood in Biel. This collection of previously unpublished short prose spans multiple narrative modes, including essays, stories, and autobiographical pieces. The book maps Walser's inner wanderings through various personas and styles, from a girl writing about the seasons to Don Juan at a moment of introspection. Other tales explore themes of love, literature, and identity. A representative selection of Walser's short prose is presented alongside three longer autobiographical stories, "Wenzel," "Würzburg," and "Louise." This collection forms a kind of novel from the vast, unfinishable work that Walser was constantly writing. With its unique blend of styles and themes, Little Snow Landscape offers a glimpse into the mind of one of twentieth-century fiction's most influential figures.