The first novel in Arno Camenisch's celebrated "alpine" trilogy is set during a single summer. The four main (unnamed) characters are a dairyman, his farmhand, a cowherd, and a swineherd who all live and work in close proximity--but this is no "Heidi." Theirs is an existence marked by dangerous work, solitude, cruelty, alcoholism, and sheer stubbornness; but the author's handling of these situations and lives is characterized at all times by affection, surreal humor, and a brilliant ear for the sounds of the setting.

About the Author
Donal McLaughlin specializes in translating contemporary Swiss fiction. He has translated more than one hundred writers for the "New Swiss Writing" anthologies.

Reviews
With The Alp, a loose sequence of scenes from everyday life on Alp Stavonas at the foot of Piz Sezner, Arno Camenisch has written perhaps the most unusual book of the season. It is certainly one of the freshest. -- Angelika Overath NZZ Camenisch writes unique and wonderful prose that finds its own rhythm and its own poetry. Die Berliner Literaturkritik The sound of the words and of the sentences is highly musical. Camenisch shows himself to be an accomplished rhythmist, a poet in his prose. B ndner Tagblatt



Book Information
ISBN 9781628970104
Author Arno Camenisch
Format Paperback
Page Count 100
Imprint Dalkey Archive Press
Publisher Dalkey Archive Press
Weight(grams) 138g
Dimensions(mm) 215mm * 140mm * 8mm