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Published by BISON BOOKS, 2005
ISBN 10: 0803298331ISBN 13: 9780803298330
Seller: Modesty Swan Books and Art, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. The Swiss writer of whom Hermann Hesse famously declared, If he had a hundred thousand readers, the world would be a better place, Robert Walser (1878 1956) is only now finding an audience among English-speaking readers commensurate with his merits if not with his self-image. After a wandering, precarious life during which he produced poems, essays, stories, and novels, Walser entered an insane asylum, saying, I am not here to write, but to be mad. Many of the unpublished works he left were in fact written in an idiosyncratically abbreviated script that was for years dismissed as an impenetrable private cipher. Fourteen texts from these so-called pencil manuscripts are included in this volume rich evidence that Walser s microscripts, rather than the work of incipient madness, were in actuality the product of desperate genius building a last reserve, and as such, a treasure in modern literature. With a brisk preface and a chronology of Walser s life and work, this collection of fifty translations of short prose pieces covers the middle to later years of the writer s oeuvre. It provides unparalleled insight into Walser s creative process, along with a unique opportunity to experience the unfolding of his rare and eccentric gift. His novels The Robber (Nebraska 2000) and Jakob von Gunten are also available in English translation. lower pages a bit warped as if someone had held it over a steaming kettle. Still, clear and unmarked. A few highlighting tags easy to remove. LL.
Published by New Directions November 2012, 2012
ISBN 10: 0811220338ISBN 13: 9780811220330
Seller: A Cappella Books, Inc., Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Kalman, Maira (illustrator). As is. Pencil underlining on several pages.
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Published by New Directions / Christine Burgin, 2010
ISBN 10: 0811218805ISBN 13: 9780811218801
Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers.
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Trade Paperback. Condition: New. New! // 'Robert Walser (1878 -1956) was a Swiss poet, novelist, and composer of a voluminous body of short prose pieces, ranging from complete short stories to feuilleton sketches to the well-known and uncategorizable microscripts. His life was marked by periods of resignation-he repeatedly secured gainful employment, then quit to concentrate on writing. He retreated from noteriety in the literary and social circles of Berlin by enrolling in a butler's school (and then getting hired as a butler). Eventually, he renounced most worldly ambition, committing himself to the Waldau sanatorium in 1929 after a breakdown. There, he continued writing-enigmatically, cryptographically-the microscripts. Removed to an institution in his home canton, he ceased writing, famously telling Carl Seelig, 'I am not here to write, but to be mad.' He remained in the Herisau sanatorium from 1933 until his death.' ~ Publisher.
Published by New Directions/Christine Burgin, 2012, 2012
Softcover First Printing. Self wraps. Fine Includes "Some Thoughts on Robert Walser" illustrated by Maira Kalman.
Published by New Directions / Christine Burgin Books, 2012
Seller: Structure, Verses, Agency Books, Spray, OR, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the gate-fold wraps. Translated from the original German by Susan Bernofsky, and who provides also an Introduction. Postlogue from Walter Benjamin. From the publisher's blurb, "The Swiss writer of whom Hermann Hesse famously declared, If he had a hundred thousand readers, the world would be a better place, Robert Walser (1878 1956) is only now finding an audience among English-speaking readers commensurate with his merits if not with his self-image. After a wandering, precarious life during which he produced poems, essays, stories, and novels, Walser entered an insane asylum, saying, "I am not here to write, but to be mad." Many of the unpublished works he left were in fact written in an idiosyncratically abbreviated script that was for years dismissed as an impenetrable private cipher. Fourteen texts from these so-called pencil manuscripts are included in this volume rich evidence that Walser's microscripts, rather than the work of incipient madness, were in actuality the product of desperate genius building a last reserve, and as such, a treasure in modern literature. With a brisk preface and a chronology of Walser s life and work, this collection of fifty translations of short prose pieces covers the middle to later years of the writer s oeuvre. It provides unparalleled insight into Walser s creative process, along with a unique opportunity to experience the unfolding of his rare and eccentric gift." Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. 143 pp., then followed by a range of Maira Kalman watercolors illustrating the Swiss author's life.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
Published by Swiss Institute, New York, 1994
ISBN 10: 188469201XISBN 13: 9781884692017
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Softcover. Condition: VG. BW pictorial wraps, French flaps, 48 pp., 10 BW and color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 1994 exhibition that combines the microscripts of Swiss writer Robert Walser with the miniature landscape drawings of American visual artist Joan Nelson (b. 1958). With an essay by Carin Kuoni. The exhibition checklist cites 37 pieces, and 10 are pictured here. Includes artist bios. Uncommon.
Published by New Directions / Christine Burgin, 2010
ISBN 10: 0811218805ISBN 13: 9780811218801
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Translated from the German and with an Introduction by Susan Bernofsky. Green hardcover with titles in black and paper facsimile of microscripts laid down on front cover. Illustrated in color and black and white. Interior fine, some light wear to bottom corners of cover. In a fine dust jacket in a mylar protector.
Published by New Directions, 2010
Seller: Et Al's Read & Unread Books, Wausau, WI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine green paper-covered boards with black lettering & paste-down insert. In a Fine dust jacket. Bright, snug & unmarked first printing. Review Copy with publisher s notice laid in.
Hard. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Pages clean and bright, boards tidy, light shelf wear to edges of dust jacket but otherwise firm. Size: 8vo.