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Conversation of the Three Wayfarers
Overview
Conversation of the Three Wayfarers is a tale overheard, rather than told directly. Abel, Babel, and Cabel, the wayfarers, carry on a three-sided monologue, each reporting curious incidents--the effect is of three capers rolled into one: a steeplechase performed on a floating pontoon. But are they really three distinct individuals? Why do their lives blend in such a fantastic manner? Weiss's strikingly original prose has an impossibly contained quality, with each sentence doing a perfect double-double backflip before neatly landing. This essential rediscovered work, from the masterful and acclaimed German modernist Peter Weiss, will be a delightful discovery for readers of Kafka, Musil, and Gombrowicz.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780811231633
- ISBN-10: 0811231631
- Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
- Publish Date: April 2022
- Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 0.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.2 pounds
- Page Count: 80
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