Chronicles the experiences of Ditie, who rises from busboy to hotel owner in World War II Prague, and whose life is shaped by the fate of his country before, during, and after the conflict.
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Chronicles the experiences of Ditie, who rises from busboy to hotel owner in World War II Prague, and whose life is shaped by the fate of his country before, during, and after the conflict.
"Presents itself as an encyclopedia of extremely right-wing writers. Composed of short biographies of imaginary pan-American authors ... Nazi literature describes, in fourteen thematic sections, the writers' lives, politics, and literary works."--P. [4] of cover.
Nazi literature in the Americas
by Andrews, Chris, Bolaño, Roberto
fromNaval doctrine publication
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Type: Book
A tour de force of black humor, composed of short biographies of imaginary pan-American authors, providing sketch character portraits that are often pathetically funny, sometimes surprisingly moving, and on occasion, authentically chilling.
A tour de force of black humor, composed of short biographies of imaginary pan-American authors, providing sketch character portraits that are often pathetically funny, sometimes surprisingly moving, and on occasion, authentically chilling.
Portraying himself as a failure, the protagonist of Osamu Dazai's No longer human narrates a seemingly normal life even while he feels himself incapable of understanding human beings. Oba Yozo's attempts to reconcile himself to the world around him begin in early childhood, cont…
No longer human: Ningen shikkaku
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Type: Book
Oba Uzo is a young man caught between the breakup of the traditions of a northern Japanese aristocratic family and the impact of Western ideas. His attempts to reconcile himself to the world around him begin in early childhood, and eventually lead to a failed suicide attempt as …
Oba Uzo is a young man caught between the breakup of the traditions of a northern Japanese aristocratic family and the impact of Western ideas. His attempts to reconcile himself to the world around him begin in early childhood, and eventually lead to a failed suicide attempt as …
Paralleling the life and death of Dazai himself, the weaving of fact and fiction remorselessly documents via journals the life of Yozo, a university student who spends his time in increasing isolation and debauchery. His doomed love affairs, suicide attempts, and constant fear o…
Oba Uzo is a young man caught between the breakup of the traditions of a northern Japanese aristocratic family and the impact of Western ideas. His attempts to reconcile himself to the world around him begin in early childhood, and eventually lead to a failed suicide attempt as …
