A penetrating study of ordinary people resisting the Nazi
occupation--and, true to its title, a dark comedy of wartime
manners--"Comedy in a Minor Key "tells the story of Wim and Marie,
a Dutch couple who first hide a Jew they know as Nico, then must
dispose of his body when he dies of pneumonia. This novella, first
published in 1947 and now translated into English for the first
time, shows Hans Keilson at his best: deeply ironic, penetrating,
sympathetic, and brilliantly modern, an heir to Joseph Roth and
Franz Kafka. In 2008, when Keilson received Germany's prestigious
Welt Literature Prize, the citation praised his work for exploring
"the destructive impulse at work in the twentieth century, down to
its deepest psychological and spiritual ramifications."
Published to celebrate Keilson's hundredth birthday, "Comedy in""a
Minor Key"--and "The Death of the Adversary," reissued in
paperback--will introduce American readers to a forgotten classic
author, a witness to World War II and a sophisticated storyteller
whose books remain as fresh as when they first came to light.
General
Imprint: |
Farrar Straus Giroux
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2011 |
First published: |
August 2011 |
Authors: |
Hans Keilson
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Translators: |
Damion Searls
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Dimensions: |
190 x 124 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
135 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-374-53285-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-374-53285-0 |
Barcode: |
9780374532857 |
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