Temple of the Scapegoat: Opera Stories

by Alexander Kluge

Book Overview

Combining fact and fiction, each of the one hundred and two tales of Alexander Kluge's Temple of the Scapegoat (dotted with photos of famous operas and their stars) compresses a lifetime of feeling and thought: Kluge is deeply engaged with the opera and an inventive wellspring of narrative notions. The titles of his stories suggest his many turns of mind: "Total Commitment," "Freedom," "Reality Outrivals Theater," "The Correct Slowing-Down at the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811227480
• ISBN13: 9780811227483
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.9"