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Destruction and sorrow beneath the heavens : reportage / Laszlo Krasznahorkai ; translated by Ottilie Mulzet.
Van Pelt Library PH3281.K8866 Z46 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Krasznahorkai, László, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Rombolás és bánat az Ég alatt. English
- Language:
- English
- Hungarian
- Subjects (All):
- Krasznahorkai, László.
- China--Description and travel.
- China.
- China--History.
- History.
- Krasznahorkai, LaÌszloÌ.
- Travel.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 287 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Seagull Books, 2016.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Hungarian.
- Summary:
- "Destruction and Sorrow beneath the Heavens is both a travel memoir and the chronicle of a distinct intellectual shift as one of the most captivating contemporary writers and thinkers begins to engage with the cultures of Asia and the legacies of its interactions with Europe in a newly globalized society. Rendered in English by award-winning translator Ottilie Mulzet, Destruction and Sorrow beneath the Heavens is an important work, marking the emergence of Krasznahorkai as a truly global novelist"-- Amazon.com
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- "Originally published in Hungarian as Rombolás és bánat az Ég alatt in 2004 by Magvető, Budapest"--Title page verso.
- ISBN:
- 9780857423115
- 0857423118
- OCLC:
- 939531610
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