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  • The Battle of Sempach

    A Tale of Heroism and Sacrifice in Medieval Switzerland

    by Robert Walser ...
    Translated by Michael Wooff ...
    Robert Walser's "The Battle of Sempach" intricately weaves the historical events of a pivotal 1386 conflict into a narrative that is as much an exploration of human psychology as it is a commentary on the nature of heroism and the complexities of war. Through his distinctive prose, marked by a charming simplicity and profound insight, Walser invites readers to witness the clash between Swiss ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Jakob von Gunten

    by Robert Walser ...
    Translated by Christopher Middleton ...
    The Swiss writer Robert Walser is one of the quiet geniuses of twentieth-century literature. Largely self-taught and altogether indifferent to worldly success, Walser wrote a range of short stories, essays, as well as four novels, of which Jakob von Gunten is widely recognized as the finest. The book is a young man's inquisitive and irreverent account of life in what turns out to be the most ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Running with the Devil

    Power, Gender, and Madness in Heavy Metal Music

    by Robert Walser ...
    Series series Music / Culture
    Winner of the 1994 Irving Lowens Book Award from the Society for American MusicDismissed by critics and academics, condemned by parents and politicians, and fervently embraced by legions of fans, heavy metal music continues to attract and embody cultural conflicts that are central to society. In Running with the Devil, Robert Walser explores how and why heavy metal works, both musically and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Girlfriends, Ghosts, and Other Stories

    by Robert Walser, Tom Whalen ...
    Translated by Tom Whalen, Nicole Kongeter, Annette Wiesner ...
    Girlfriends, Ghosts, and Other Stories brings together eighty-one brief texts spanning Robert Walser’s career, from pieces conceived amid his early triumphs to later works written at a psychiatric clinic in Bern. Many were published in the feuilleton sections of newspapers during Walser’s life; others were jotted down on slips of paper and all but forgotten. Together they string together small ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Fairy Tales

    Dramolettes

    by Robert Walser, Reto Sorg ...
    Translated by Daniele Pantano, James Reidel ...
    Three mini-plays by the German wunderkind and asylum-dweller.Fairy Tales gathers the unconventional verse dramolettes of the Swiss writer Robert Walser. Narrated in Walser's inimitable, playful language, these theatrical pieces overturn traditional notions of the fairy tale, transforming the Brothers Grimm into metatheater, even metareflections.Snow White forgives the evil queen for trying to kill ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Selected Stories

    by Robert Walser ...
    Translated by Christopher Middleton ...
    Series series FSG Classics
    Experience the mind-bending genius of Robert Walser, a master of modern literature, in this captivating collection of short stories.In her preface to Selected Stories, Susan Sontag describes Walser as "a good-humored, sweet Beckett," while others compare him to "a comic Kafka." These formulations perfectly capture the unique reading experience of Walser's works: a delightful blend of wit, charm, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Speaking to the Rose

    Writings, 1912-1932

    by Robert Walser ...
    Translated by Christopher Middleton ...
    The Swiss writer of whom Hermann Hesse famously declared, “If he had a hundred thousand readers, the world would be a better place,” Robert Walser (1878–1956) is only now finding an audience among English-speaking readers commensurate with his merits—if not with his self-image. After a wandering, precarious life during which he produced poems, essays, stories, and novels, Walser entered an insane ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Assistant

    by Robert Walser ...
    Translated by Susan Bernofsky ...
    The Assistant by Robert Walser—who was admired greatly by Kafka, Musil, Walter Benjamin, and W. G. Sebald—is now presented in English for the very first time.Robert Walser is an overwhelmingly original author with many ardent fans: J.M. Coetzee ("dazzling"), Guy Davenport ("a very special kind of whimsical-serious-deep writer"), and Hermann Hesse ("If he had a hundred thousand readers, the world ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Epic War Dramas: 4 Classic Books on Historical Battles

    The Battle of Sempach, Agincourt, Gettysburg: Stories of the Red Harvest and the Aftermath, The Burgomaster of Stilemonde, etc.

    by Maurice Maeterlinck, Elsie Singmaster, G. P. R. James, Robert Walser ...
    Epic War Dramas: 4 Classic Books on Historical Battles invites readers into a rich tapestry of narratives centered around the intricate and often devastating landscapes of war. With an eclectic mix of dramatic storytelling, philosophical reflections, and vivid historical portrayals, this anthology highlights the indelible imprints of conflict on the human psyche and society. Each piece, carefully ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Tanners

    by Robert Walser ...
    Translated by Susan Bernofsky ...
    "The Tanners is a contender for Funniest Book of the Year."—The Village VoiceThe Tanners, Robert Walser’s amazing 1907 novel of twenty chapters, is now presented in English for the very first time, by the award-winning translator Susan Bernofsky. Three brothers and a sister comprise the Tanner family—Simon, Kaspar, Klaus, and Hedwig: their wanderings, meetings, separations, quarrels, romances, ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Berlin Stories

    Translated by Susan Bernofsky ...
    by Robert Walser ...
    A New York Review Books OriginalIn 1905 the young Swiss writer Robert Walser arrived in Berlin to join his older brother Karl, already an important stage-set designer, and immediately threw himself into the vibrant social and cultural life of the city. Berlin Stories collects his alternately celebratory, droll, and satirical observations on every aspect of the bustling German capital, from its ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Walk

    by Robert Walser ...
    Series series Serpent's Tail Classics
    Ranging from one-page fantasies to novella-length studies of everyday existence, The Walk reveals the irresistible genius of one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. Under-appreciated even in his own lifetime, Robert Walser has nonetheless been recognised by such writers as W.G. Sebald, Susan Sontag, Franz Kafka, Herman Hesse and J.M. Coetzee.Like Kafka and Sebald, Walser wrote about the ... Read more

    $10.99 USD