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Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming
Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming | László Krasznahorkai
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At last, the capstone to Krasznahorkai’s four-part masterwork Set in contemporary times, Baron Wenckheim’s Homecoming tells the story of a Prince Myshkin–like figure, Baron Béla Wenckheim, who returns at the end of his life to his provincial Hungarian hometown. Having escaped from his many casino debts in Buenos Aires, where he was living in exile, he longs to be reunited with his high-school sweetheart Marika. Confusions abound, and what follows is an endless storm of gossip, con men, and local politicians, vividly evoking the small town’s alternately drab and absurd existence. All along, the Professor—a world-famous natural scientist who studies mosses and inhabits a bizarre Zen-like shack in a desolate area outside of town—offers long rants and disquisitions on his attempts to immunize himself from thought. Spectacular actions are staged as death and the abyss loom over the unsuspecting townfolk.
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sarahbarnes
Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming | László Krasznahorkai
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I‘ve been making my way through this book for awhile and it‘s nice to have spent the first day of 2023 with it. I am a huge fan of Krasznahorkai and this is his latest. Dark, hilarious and brilliant as always.

vivastory Happy New Year 🥳 I hope you had a good one 1y
sarahbarnes Happy New Year @vivastory! I hope you had a good one as well! Here‘s to 2023. 🍻 1y
batsy Oh, that's great! I've been meaning to read him and I love the title of this one 🙂 1y
sarahbarnes @batsy it‘s such a great title! I‘ll be eager to hear what you think of his writing if you try it. This is a great one so far! 1y
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Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming | László Krasznahorkai
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Winner of the 2019 National Book Award for Translated Fiction! The writing takes some getting used to, but I enjoyed this 550-page chunkster. It‘s funny and farcical, with lots of characters and a lot of misunderstandings. And then it turns apocalyptic at the end, and I admit I didn‘t understand The Who it the why. I have different ideas and thoughts but no one to discuss with! I now want to read this authors other three books.

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