This is the first in a four volume edition of the early fiction of one o
f the most daring and influential writers of postwar Germany, a man often called the German James Joyce due to the linguistic inventiveness of his fiction. The novella was Schmidt's preferred form at the beginning of (more...)
by Arno Schmidt Translated by John E. Woods Original title: Nobodaddy's Kinder
This trilogy of novels traces life in Germany from the Nazi era through the postwar years and into an apocalyptic future. Scenes from the Life of a Faun
recounts the dreary life of a government worker who escapes the banality of war by researching the exploits of a deserter from the Na (more...)
Among Schmidt enthusiasts, scholars, and fans,
the two novels stand in sharp contrast to one another, the first belonging to his early, more realistic phase, and the second introducing his later, more experimental phase. But the hairs are not worth splitting.
Taking place in 1954, (more...)
Gathered here are all of the short stories that Arno Schmidt wished to preserve. They are grouped under three headings: the first two, Tales from Island Street and S
turenburg Stories
, are a perfect spot to test Schmidtian waters, to hear the voice of a master storyteller. T (more...)