Krasznahorkai, Laszlo

The Last Wolf & Herman

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ISBN 13:: 9781781258149
author:: Krasznahorkai, Laszlo
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: Tuskar Rock
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2018
Pages:: 128
Dimensions:: 19.8 x 12.9 x 1 centimetres (0.0
Genre:: Fiction & Literature, General,
Condition:: New
Availability:: Item usually sent within 10 working days

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The Last Wolf by Laszlo Krasznahorkai is a single, haunting sentence that unfolds like a howl in a Berlin bar. A man, hired to write the true tale of the last wolf of Extremadura, becomes trapped in his own experience, drawing the reader into its dreary, wintry world. The story follows a game warden, tasked with clearing a forest's last noxious beasts, but as he delves deeper, he begins to suspect that he may be on the wrong scent. The narrative then shifts, as strange visitors arrive in the region, including hyper-sexualized aristocratic officers who interrupt their orgies to join the hunt. This is Krasznahorkai at his most virtuosic, crafting a tale of entrapment and obsession that slowly unravels like a bouquet of magic.

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