An innovative satire on the process by which bureaucracy and official regimentation insidiously pervade society. In a deadpan, pseudo-scientific tone, the nameless narrator takes us on a tour of a bizarre village whose inhabitants lead such habitual, regulated lives that they resemble elements in a mathematical equation.

About the Author
Gert Jonke is counted among Austria's most important authors and dramatists. Among other prizes, he received the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize, the Erich Fried Prize, and the Grand Austrian State Prize for Literature. He died in 2009 at the age of 62.

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Gert Jonke was an Austrian poet and playwright.



Book Information
ISBN 9781564782311
Author Gert Jonke
Format Paperback
Page Count 131
Imprint Dalkey Archive Press
Publisher Dalkey Archive Press
Weight(grams) 185g
Dimensions(mm) 214mm * 138mm * 10mm