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A Different Sea
Claudio Magris
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Description for A Different Sea
Paperback. Early this century Enrico, a young intellectual, leaves the city of Gorizia with its abundant population and culture, to spend several years living on the Patagonian pampas, alone with his ancient Greek texts, his flocks and, every now and then, a woman. This is portrait of a world in ferment, a decaying empire, and a life-long search for meaning. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 9. Weight in Grams: 100.
Early this century Enrico, a young intellectual, leaves the city of Gorizia with its abundant population and culture, to spend several years living on the Patagonian pampas, alone with his ancient Greek texts, his flocks and, every now and then, a woman. He has been taught by his closest friend, Carlo, a philosopher/poet who commits suicide in his early twenties, to search for an authentic life, free of social falsehoods. But in his search for this unattainable goal, Enrico destroys every chance he has of a normal existence. This is portrait of a world in ferment, a decaying empire shaken ... Read more
Early this century Enrico, a young intellectual, leaves the city of Gorizia with its abundant population and culture, to spend several years living on the Patagonian pampas, alone with his ancient Greek texts, his flocks and, every now and then, a woman. He has been taught by his closest friend, Carlo, a philosopher/poet who commits suicide in his early twenties, to search for an authentic life, free of social falsehoods. But in his search for this unattainable goal, Enrico destroys every chance he has of a normal existence. This is portrait of a world in ferment, a decaying empire shaken ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784871321
SKU
V9781784871321
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About Claudio Magris
Claudio Magris is the author of Danube, a work described as a masterpiece by a great number of critics, and which has been translated into most major languages. He previously taught German at the University of Turin. He has translated the works of Ibsen, Kleist and Schnitzler and currently lectures in the faculty of Literature and Philosophy at Trieste University. ... Read more
Reviews for A Different Sea
Claudio Magris can now be numbered among the great Europeans of the late twentieth century, a writer whose books illuminate not just the history, literature and philosophy of the continent but the human condition itself
Guardian
Quietly devastating and...bitterly funny study of the dangers of philosophy...a very human book
Independent
This shrewd ... Read more
Guardian
Quietly devastating and...bitterly funny study of the dangers of philosophy...a very human book
Independent
This shrewd ... Read more