Much admired in Europe, Landolfi has been called the Italian Kafka; he is often linked with the Surrealists, and in the intellectual quality of his fantasy there are certain affinities with Borges; but beyond these superficial comparisons, his is a truly unique--and fascinating--art. It is based in a prodigious imagination, a very curious sense of humor and a rare command of irony.
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Much admired in Europe, Landolfi has been called the Italian Kafka; he is often linked with the Surrealists, and in the intellectual quality of his fantasy there are certain affinities with Borges; but beyond these superficial comparisons, his is a truly unique--and fascinating--art. It is based in a prodigious imagination, a very curious sense of humor and a rare command of irony.
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F/NF. AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE. THE SPINE PANEL OF THE D. J. IS SLIGHTLY SUNNED BUT IS OTHERWISE CRISP AND FRESH. A VERY NICE COPY OF THIS VERY SCARCE FIRST APPEARANCE.
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The title story is one of the best short stories of our time--Magical Realism, Kafka, Gogol all rolled into one by a reclusive Italian master. A world unfolds before us of impossible relationships, unspeakable sins that whisper their name, the whole spectrum of human. subhuman, and pseudohuman behavior.
