The Bound Man by Aichinger, Ilse - 1956

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Copy Press, 2015. Paperback. New. 96 pages. German language. 7.56x5.12x0.35 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Bound Man is storytelling for our times. Here we find works of fiction where a present darkness and obscurity usher extraordinary performances into the light of day: a man bound hand and foot; a death told in reverse; a speech under

Paperback / softback. New. The Bound Man is storytelling for our times. Here we find works of fiction where a present darkness and obscurity usher extraordinary performances into the light of day: a man bound hand and foot; a death told in reverse; a speech under the gallows. Written with disarming simplicity, this collection of stories puts language to the test.

New York: The Noonday Press, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. In lovely condition, the jacket just very slightly faded at the spine. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Category: Fiction; Literature & Literary. .

New York: The Noonday Press Inc., 1956. 100pp. Teal Cloth, white lettering. Crease on the upper spine edge, light scuffing to the extremities, toning to the endpapers, light spot on the foreedge, otherwise a clean, unmarked copy. Unclipped pictorial jacket has minor chips on the spine edges, foxing on the rear panel. in mylar sleeve. "The Bound Man is storytelling for our times. Here we find works of fiction where a present darkness and obscurity usher extraordinary performances into the light of day: a man bound hand and foot; a death told in reverse; a speech under the gallows. ...". The symbolism of a Bound Man comes from her experience under Nazism. The similarity to Kafka's work has been frequently commented on, however other critics state that Aichinger's work goes beyond Kafka's in her emphasis on the emotional side of human suffering.". First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Octavo.