One should always only adhere to what he doesn't say. Any new book
by poet, essayist, writer, and translator Hans Magnus Enzensberger,
one of the world's most influential and internationally renowned
German intellectuals, is cause for notice and reflection, and Mr.
Zed's Reflections is no exception. Every afternoon for almost a
year, a plump man named Mr. Zed comes to the same spot in the city
park and engages passers-by with these quick-witted repartees.
Those who pass ask, who is this man? A wisecracker, a clown, a
belligerent philosopher? Many shake their heads and move on; others
listen to him, engage with him, and, again and again, end up at the
same place. He doesn't write anything down but his listeners often
take notes. With predilection, subversive energy and masterful
brevity, Mr. Zed undermines arrogance, megalomania, and false
authority. A determined speaker, who doesn't care for ambitions, he
forces topics that others would rather keep to themselves.
Reluctant to trust institutions and seeing absolutely nothing as
"non-negotiable", he admits mistakes and does away with judgment.
He is no mere ventriloquist of his creator - he is too stubborn for
that. And at the end of the season, when it becomes too cold and
uncomfortable in the park, he disappears, never to be seen again.
Collected here in this thought-provoking and unique work are the
considerations and provocations of this squat, park-bench
philosopher, giving us a volume of truths and conversations that
are clear-cut, skeptical, and fiercely illuminating.
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