Lenz

by Georg Büchner

Book Overview

Lenz, Georg B?chner's visionary exploration of an 18th-century playwright's descent into madness, has been called the inception of European modernist prose. Elias Canetti considered this short novella one of the decisive reading experiences of his life, and writers as various as Paul Celan, Christa Wolff, Peter Schneider, and Gert Hofmann have paid homage to it in their works. Published posthumously in 1839, Lenz provides a taut case study of three...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0974968021
• ISBN13: 9780974968025
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Archipelago Books
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 6.0"