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Schopenhauer's Telescope

By Gerard Donovan

Paperback | 9780743239219

Book Description

In an unnamed European village, in the middle of a civil war, one man digs while another watches over him. Slowly, they begin to talk. Over the course of the afternoon, as the snow falls and truckloads of villagers are corralled in the next field, we discover why they are there--not just who they arContinue

In an unnamed European village, in the middle of a civil war, one man digs while another watches over him. Slowly, they begin to talk. Over the course of the afternoon, as the snow falls and truckloads of villagers are corralled in the next field, we discover why they are there--not just who they are but also how sinister events in the country have led them to be separated by a deepening grave, and why the history of civilization is inseparable from the history of mass violence. Beautifully written, with a poet's eye for detail coupled with a chilling and compelling narrative drive, Schopenhauer's Telescope is current in the best sense--no thin allegory of today's conflicts, but a remarkable attempt to make art out of the brutality of life.

Book Details

  • English Books
  • Paperback 320 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0743239210
  • ISBN-13: 9780743239219
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
  • Pub date: Mar 31, 2004
  • Also available as: Hardcover
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