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Fire and Knowledge
Contributor(s): Nádas, Péter (Author), Goldstein, Imre (Translator)
ISBN: 0312427514     ISBN-13: 9780312427511
Publisher: Picador USA
OUR PRICE:   $16.20  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2008
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Annotation: A "New York Times Book Review" Editors' Choice
The U.S. publication of "A Book of Memories "in 1997 introduced to our shores the work of an extraordinary novelist, Peter Nadas. Now, in "Fire and Knowledge," a superb collection of short stories, essays, and literary criticism, we discover other aspects of Nadas's major presence in European life and letters: as a trenchant commentator on the events that have transformed Europe since 1989, as a stunning literary critic, and as a subtle interpreter of language and politics in societies both free and unfree. Here, in full, is a rich and rewarding compilation of brilliantly original, touching, witty, and thought-provoking works by one of our greatest living writers.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections | European - Eastern (see Also Russian & Former Soviet Union)
- Literary Collections | Essays
Dewey: 894.511
Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.56" W x 8.32" (0.71 lbs) 400 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Eastern Europe
 
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Publisher Description:

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice

The U.S. publication of A Book of Memories in 1997 introduced to our shores the work of an extraordinary novelist, Péter Nádas. Now, in Fire and Knowledge, a superb collection of short stories, essays, and literary criticism, we discover other aspects of Nádas's major presence in European life and letters: as a trenchant commentator on the events that have transformed Europe since 1989, as a stunning literary critic, and as a subtle interpreter of language and politics in societies both free and unfree. Here, in full, is a rich and rewarding compilation of brilliantly original, touching, witty, and thought-provoking works by one of our greatest living writers.

Contributor Bio(s): Nadas, Peter: - Péter Nádas is the author of the novels A Book of Memories, The End of a Family Story, and Love. He lives in Gombosszeg, in western Hungary.