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“peter weiss”

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  • The Aesthetics of Resistance, Volume I

    A Novel, Volume 1

    by Peter Weiss, Fredric Jameson, Robert Cohen ...
    Translated by Joachim Neugroschel ...
    A major literary event, the publication of this masterly translation makes one of the towering works of twentieth-century German literature available to English-speaking readers for the first time. The three-volume novel The Aesthetics of Resistance is the crowning achievement of Peter Weiss, the internationally renowned dramatist best known for his play Marat/Sade. The first volume, presented ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • The Aesthetics of Resistance, Volume III

    A Novel, Volume 3

    by Peter Weiss ...
    Translated by Joel Scott ...
    A major literary event, the publication of the final volume of Peter Weiss’s three-volume novel The Aesthetics of Resistance makes one of the towering works of twentieth-century German literature available to English-speaking readers for the first time. Weiss’s crowning achievement, The Aesthetics of Resistance spans the period from the late 1930s to the end of World War II, dramatizing ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • The Investigation

    A dramatic re-construction of the Frankfurt War Crimes trials

    by Peter Weiss ...
    The Investigation is a dramatic reconstruction of the Frankfurt War Crimes trials, based on the actual evidence given. This testimony, concerning Auschwitz and the atrocities which were enacted there, has been edited and extracted by Peter Weiss into a dramatic document that relies solely and completely on the facts for its effectiveness. There is no artistic license, no manipulation of facts and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Aesthetics of Resistance, Volume II

    A Novel, Volume 2

    by Peter Weiss ...
    Translated by Joel Scott ...
    A major literary event, the publication of the second volume of Peter Weiss's three-volume novel The Aesthetics of Resistance makes one of the towering works of twentieth-century German literature available to English-speaking readers for the first time. The crowning achievement of Peter Weiss, the internationally renowned writer best known for his play Marat/Sade, The Aesthetics of Resistance ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • The Shadow of the Coachman's Body

    by Peter Weiss ...
    Translated by Rosmarie Waldrop ...
    A meticulously observed and macabre tale of hell on earth from the revolutionary German author of the famous play Marat/SadePeter Weiss’s first prose work, The Shadow of the Coachman’s Body, was unanimously praised as an original and perfect work of art by critics when it appeared in 1960. Here, in poet Rosmarie Waldrop’s stunning translation, Weiss arranges a dark, vividly alive comedy of inert ... Read more

    $10.09 USD

  • Progeny

    by Peter Weiss ...
    "A powerful, thought-provoking story that pulled me in from the start . . . with twists and turns like a roller coaster, an absolute must-read." -Paula Abdul, Emmy and Grammy Award-winning singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, producer, and television personality"A heart-pounding sleigh ride into a twisted future world." -Gustav Carlson, award-winning international journalist and authorIn a ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Conversation of the Three Wayfarers

    by Peter Weiss ...
    Translated by E.B. Garside ...
    This fast-moving, tightly-wound, and gleefully dark novella contains an entire universe in miniatureConversation of the Three Wayfarers is a tale overheard, rather than told directly. Abel, Babel, and Cabel, the wayfarers, carry on a three-sided monologue, each reporting curious incidents—the effect is of three capers rolled into one: a steeplechase performed on a floating pontoon. But are they ... Read more

    $10.09 USD

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  • The Cannibal

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