Baron Wenckheim's homecoming
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Author
Contributors
Mulzet, Ottilie, translator.
Published
New York : New Directions Publishing, 2019.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
558 pages ; 22 cm
Status
North Logan City Library - ADULTFIC
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Published
New York : New Directions Publishing, 2019.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"Originally published in Hungarian as Báró Wenckheim hazatér"--Copyright page.
General Note
"A New Directions Book."
Description
"Set in contemporary times, [this novel] 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.
Language
In English, translated from the Hungarian.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Krasznahorkai, L., & Mulzet, O. (2019). Baron Wenckheim's homecoming . New Directions Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Krasznahorkai, László and Ottilie, Mulzet. 2019. Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming. New Directions Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Krasznahorkai, László and Ottilie, Mulzet. Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming New Directions Publishing, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Krasznahorkai, László,, and Ottilie Mulzet. Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming New Directions Publishing, 2019.
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