The Melancholy of Resistance
by Laszlo Krasznahorkai
Book Summary Information
Author: Laszlo KrasznahorkaiTranslator: George Szirtes
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-06-17
ISBN: 0811215040
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: New Directions
Product features:
- ISBN13: 9780811215046
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Book Reviews of The Melancholy of Resistance
Book Review: Mysterious, humorous, one of the best books of the year.
Summary: 5 Stars
Laszlo Krasznahorkai, highly regarded in Germany (his novel The General Theseus won Best Book of the Year there), is almost unknown in English-speaking countries. Yet the Melancholy of Resistance should be the book to bring this Hungarian author critical attention and praise. Krasznahorkai, who has also worked with the director Bela Tarr on the films Satan Tango and Damnation, is a meditative writer with an almost Victorian taste for lengthy sentences. He is concerned with cities in decay and lives in decline, finding in these evanescent moments of beauty. The novel's story is simple: a truck carrying a stuffed whale arrives in a small town, pandemonium ensues. There's a distinct whiff of Kafka to the carcass itself, which remains almost unseen, cared for by an enigmatic staff among whom is a prince who just might be the devil. But it is his humane portraits of Valuska, treated by others as the village idiot and his mentor, Eszter, the reclusive musicologist, which provide the heart of this novel. Funny, mysterious, and unrelenting, The Melancholy of Resistance is one of the best books out this year.
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