Satantango

by László Krasznahorkai

Book Overview

Now in paperback, Satantango, the novel that inspired B?la Tarr's classic film, is proof that the devil has all the good times. Set in an isolated hamlet, the novel unfolds over the course of a few rain-soaked days. Only a dozen inhabitants remain in the bleak village, rank with the stench of failed schemes, betrayals, failure, infidelity, sudden hopes, and aborted dreams. "Their world," in the words of the renowned translator George Szirtes is "rough...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811220893
• ISBN13: 9780811220897
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.9"