I'm Not Stiller - Couverture souple

Frisch, Max; Bullock, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1564784509 ISBN 13 : 9781564784506

Editeur : Dalkey Archive Press, 2006

Synopsis

A renowned novel of self-deceit and self-acceptance.

Arrested and imprisoned in a small Swiss town, a prisoner begins this book with an exclamation: "I'm not Stiller!" He claims that his name is Jim White, that he has been jailed under false charges and under the wrong identity. To prove he is who he claims to be, he confesses to three unsolved murders and recalls in great detail an adventuresome life in America and Mexico among cowboys and peasants, in back alleys and docks. He is consumed by "the morbid impulse to convince," but no one believes him. This is a harrowing account part Kafka, part Camus of the power of self-deception and the freedom that ultimately lies in self-acceptance. Simultaneously haunting and humorous, I'm Not Stiller has come to be recognized as "one of the major post-war works of fiction" and a masterpiece of German literature.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michael Bullock, himself a novelist and poet, was for many years the official translator of Max Frisch. His translations of books and plays from French and German now number close to 200 and have received many awards.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Dalkey Archive Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1564784509
• ISBN 13: 9781564784506
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 377
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible