The melancholy of resistance
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New York : New Directions, [2003?], ©1998.
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314 pages ; 20 cm.
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Park Co. Library - Fiction
FIC KRASZNAHORKAI, L.
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FIC KRASZNAHORKAI, L.
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New York : New Directions, [2003?], ©1998.
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First published in English translation in 1998 by Quarter Books, Limited"--Title page verso.
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"A powerful, surreal novel, in the tradition of Gogol, about the chaotic events surrounding the arrival of a circus in a small Hungarian town. The Melancholy of Resistance, László Krasznahorkai's magisterial, surreal novel, depicts a chain of mysterious events in a small Hungarian town. A circus, promising to display the stuffed body of the largest whale in the world, arrives in the dead of winter, prompting bizarre rumors. Word spreads that the circus folk have a sinister purpose in mind, and the frightened citizens cling to any manifestation of order they can find music, cosmology, fascism. The novel's characters are unforgettable: the evil Mrs. Eszter, plotting her takeover of the town; her weakling husband; and Valuska, our hapless hero with his head in the clouds, who is the tender center of the book, the only pure and noble soul to be found..."--Publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Krasznahorkai, L., & Szirtes, G. (20031998). The melancholy of resistance . New Directions.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Krasznahorkai, László and George Szirtes. 20031998. The Melancholy of Resistance. New Directions.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Krasznahorkai, László and George Szirtes. The Melancholy of Resistance New Directions, 20031998.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Krasznahorkai, László., and George Szirtes. The Melancholy of Resistance New Directions, 20031998.
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