Jakob Von Gunten (Paperback, Classic Edition)

The Institut Benjamenta: a school of humility for the unambitious. The young Jakob von Gunten arrives at this most curious of educational establishments with the goal of becoming 'something very small and subordinate later in life', a goal he sets about achieving with laconic dedication and wry detachment. Irony, scepticism, absurd images and sensations, disconcerting humour, minor humiliations and minute observations mingle to form one of the signature works of twentieth century fiction. First published in 1908, a forerunner to and key influence on the work of writers such as Franz Kafka and Thomas Bernhard, Robert Walser's masterpiece is a paean to infinitesimal unimportance, a celebration of the marginal life that is the life of the mind.

General

Imprint:	Profile Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2020
First published:	1969
Authors:	Robert Walser
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	172
Edition:	Classic Edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-78816-450-4
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	1-78816-450-4
Barcode:	9781788164504

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