Laszlo Krasznahorkai , George Szirtes (Translator)

The Melancholy of Resistance

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ISBN 13:: 9781781256244
author:: Laszlo Krasznahorkai , George Szirtes (Translator)
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Tuskar Rock Main edition
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2016
Pages:: 336
Dimensions:: 12.9 x 2.1 x 19.8 cm
Genre:: , Laszlo Krasznahorkai, George Szirtes,The Melancholy of Resistance,Tuskar Rock,1781256241,General & Literary Fiction,Fiction / General,Fiction in translation,Hungary,Modern & contemporary fiction,Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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The Melancholy of Resistance by László Krasznahorkai A mysterious circus arrives in the dead of winter, bringing with it the promise of a colossal whale. Rumours spread of a sinister purpose, and the townspeople cling to any semblance of order they can find - in music, in the study of the cosmos, or in the ideology of fascism. As the circus sets up shop, the boundaries between reality and superstition begin to blur. The citizens are left to navigate a world where the familiar and the bizarre coexist. This is a story about the human desire for meaning and the ways in which it can be both found and lost. With its unique blend of the surreal and the unsettling, The Melancholy of Resistance is a thought-provoking exploration of the human condition.

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