On the Edge of Reason (eBook)

Miroslav Krleza (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
192 Seiten
New Directions (Verlag)
978-0-8112-2648-6 (ISBN)

Infos

From the great Croatian writer: a masterly work of literaturehilarious, unforgiving, and utterly reasonableUntil the age of fifty-two, the protagonist ofOn the Edge of Reasonsuffered a monotonous existence as a highly respected lawyer. He owned a carriage and wore a top hat. He lived the life of an orderly good-for-nothing among a whole crowd of neat, gray good-for-nothings. But, one evening, surrounded by ladies and gentlemen at a party, he hears the Director-General tell a lively anecdote of how he shot four men like dogs for trespassing on his property. In response, our hero blurts out an honest thought. From this moment, all hell breaks loose.Written in 1938, On the Edge of Reason reveals the fundamental chasm between conformity and individuality. As folly piles upon folly, hypocrisy upon hypocrisy, reason itself begins to give way, and the edge between reality and unreality disappears.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.6.2023
• Einführung: Joshua Cohen
• Übersetzer: Zora Depolo
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur
• Schlagworte: baltic writer • Black comedy • Bourgeoisie • class novel • croatian writer • European fiction • great eastern european writer • greatest croatian writer • masterful writing • Modern Classic • new directions classic • slavic writer • top hat • twentieth century classic • twentieth century masterpiece • Yugoslavia • yugoslav writer
• ISBN-10: 0-8112-2648-4 / 0811226484
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8112-2648-6 / 9780811226486