Description
In these merciless stories, an atmosphere of chill irony and creeping dread turns ordinary lives into stages for obsession, cruelty, and sudden collapse. With a high-wire sense of menace, the collection follows characters as time tightens—relationships sour, respectability frays, and even the most familiar milestones can curdle into something final. Themes of aging, memory, and the grotesque underside of “normal” life recur as violence arrives not with spectacle, but with disturbing banality. Fleur Jaeggy’s spare, unsettling style—often described as delirious and subversive—makes each tale feel like a quiet descent, where the last vanities of the heart are exposed without mercy.
Available Editions
paperback
New Directions
Published Jan 1, 1998
95 pages
ISBN: 9780811213745
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First Published
1998
Language
eng
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