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Tynset - (Swiss Literature) by Wolfgang Hildesheimer (Paperback)

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  • Tynset takes place during a sleepless night, but as the work unfolds it becomes apparent that the circumstances of the immediate present serve merely as points of departure.
  • About the Author: Wolfgang Hildesheimer (1916-1991) was a German writer, dramatist, and painter known for his contributions to the so-called Theater of the Absurd, as well as his inventive treatments of the biographical genre.
  • 170 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
  • Series Name: Swiss Literature

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About the Book



"Originally published in German in 1967 by Fischer Bèucherei"--Title page verso.



Book Synopsis



Tynset takes place during a sleepless night, but as the work unfolds it becomes apparent that the circumstances of the immediate present serve merely as points of departure. Plagued by incessant rumination, the narrator's restless mind spins thread after thread of thought, fantasy, and memory into an elaborate tapestry spanning centuries and covering thousands of miles--all without the narrator ever leaving his house. Hildesheimer famously refused to describe Tynset as a novel; instead, he chose to think of the work as an extended monologue whose structure derives from the musical rondo form, with the recurrence of the titular Norwegian town functioning as a refrain. The novel was awarded the 1966 Bremen Literature Prize.



Review Quotes




"[A novel] which has by far not received the attention and recognition that its inherent qualities deserve" --W. G. Sebald

"An opaquely powerful work about obsession, delusion, repression, and guilt." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"A triumph" --Walter Jens, Die Zeit




About the Author



Wolfgang Hildesheimer (1916-1991) was a German writer, dramatist, and painter known for his contributions to the so-called Theater of the Absurd, as well as his inventive treatments of the biographical genre. He was born in Hamburg, but studied and worked in England and Palestine before returning to Germany to serve as an interpreter in the Nuremberg Trials. He later became associated with the Gruppe 47, and in 1957 settled in Poschiavo, Switzerland, where he spent the remaining years of his life.


Jeffrey Castle
is a literary translator and PhD candidate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His current research focuses on the role of intermediality in German and Austrian modernist literature.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: .5 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 170
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Series Title: Swiss Literature
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Wolfgang Hildesheimer
Language: English
Street Date: September 23, 2016
TCIN: 84956607
UPC: 9781628971422
Item Number (DPCI): 247-37-2685
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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