Fiction. Translated from the German by Isabel F. Cole. From the
author of the highly-acclaimed novel The Maimed, the
completecollection of his short fiction translated for the first
time into English. Admired by Thomas Mann, whose Preface is
included in this volume for his analysis of the human psyche, Ungar
was a writer of unique talent whose life was prematurely ended by
illness. The stories in this volume are in turn grotesque and
comical as they explore the depravities of the heart anddelusions
of the mind. Taking Prague as well as his hometown of Boskovice for
his settings, Ungar can be located in that illustrious tradition of
both Prague German writers (he was associated with Franz Kafka in
the Prague Circle) and Jewish writers of the Austro-Hungarian
Empire, such as Joseph Roth. Long forgotten in German literature,
Ungar1s work has experienced a renaissance over the past decade
with new editions appearing in German as well as in Dutch, French,
Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, and English. "
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