Baron Wenckheim's homecoming / László Krasznahorkai ; translated from the Hungarian by Ottilie Mulzet.
| Author/creator |
Krasznahorkai, László author. |
| Other author/creator | Mulzet, Ottilie translator. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | [First edition]. |
| Publication Info | New York : New Directions Publishing, 2019. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2019 |
| Description | 558 pages ; 21 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Uniform title | Báró Wenckheim hazatér. English |
| Abstract | "Set in contemporary times, Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming tells the story of a Prince Myshkin-like figure, Baron Bela Wenckheim, who decides to return at the end of his life to the provincial Hungarian town of his birth. Having escaped from his many casino debts in Buenos Aires, where he was living in exile, he wishes to be reunited with his high school sweetheart Marika. What follows is an endless storm of gossip, con men, and local politicians, vividly evoking the small town's alternately drab and absurd existence. All along, the Professor--a world-famous natural scientist who studies mosses and inhabits a bizarre Zen-like shack in a desolate area outside of town--offers long rants and disquisitions on his own attempts to immunize himself from thought. Spectacular actions are staged, death and the abyss loom, until finally doom is brought down on the unsuspecting residents of the town"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | "Originally published in Hungarian as Báró Wenckheim hazatér"--Title page verso. |
| General note | Translated from the Hungarian. |
| Language | Translated from the Hungarian. |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
| Genre/form | Dystopian fiction. |
| LCCN | 2019025135 |
| ISBN | 9780811226646 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0811226646 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | PH3281 .K8866 B3713 2019 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |