Waltz

Fiction & Literature, Literary
Cover of the book Waltz by Francesc Trabal, Dalkey Archive Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Francesc Trabal ISBN: 9781564789853
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press Publication: August 1, 2013
Imprint: Dalkey Archive Press Language: English
Author: Francesc Trabal
ISBN: 9781564789853
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Publication: August 1, 2013
Imprint: Dalkey Archive Press
Language: English

First published in 1936, and considered one of the most innovative and significant novels written in Catalan, Waltz tells the tale of an idle, introspective, and somewhat oblivious young "man without qualities" as he stumbles through a milieu of civic upheaval and bourgeois tragedy as he waltzes from one prospective bride to another, never willing to compromise his ideals, and so never quite becoming an adult. With one foot in the romanticism of Goethe or Kleist, and another in the wildly differing takes on the modern novel provided by Aldous Huxley, James Joyce, and Marcel Proust, respectively, Waltz is an occasionally absurd comedy of indecision and indolence structured in imitation of the dance from which it takes its title.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

First published in 1936, and considered one of the most innovative and significant novels written in Catalan, Waltz tells the tale of an idle, introspective, and somewhat oblivious young "man without qualities" as he stumbles through a milieu of civic upheaval and bourgeois tragedy as he waltzes from one prospective bride to another, never willing to compromise his ideals, and so never quite becoming an adult. With one foot in the romanticism of Goethe or Kleist, and another in the wildly differing takes on the modern novel provided by Aldous Huxley, James Joyce, and Marcel Proust, respectively, Waltz is an occasionally absurd comedy of indecision and indolence structured in imitation of the dance from which it takes its title.

More books from Dalkey Archive Press

Cover of the book Making a Novel by Francesc Trabal
Cover of the book The Part of Me That Isn't Broken Inside by Francesc Trabal
Cover of the book Telltale: 11 Stories by Francesc Trabal
Cover of the book Warrenpoint by Francesc Trabal
Cover of the book The Sot-Weed Factor by Francesc Trabal
Cover of the book Re: Quin by Francesc Trabal
Cover of the book Robert Coover and the Generosity of the Page by Francesc Trabal
Cover of the book Istanbul Was a Fairy Tale by Francesc Trabal
Cover of the book A Voyage to India by Francesc Trabal
Cover of the book Netanya by Francesc Trabal
Cover of the book A Perfect Disharmony by Francesc Trabal
Cover of the book Scar by Francesc Trabal
Cover of the book Building Waves by Francesc Trabal
Cover of the book George Anderson by Francesc Trabal
Cover of the book Kin by Francesc Trabal
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy