Description
"Originally published in Italian as Il Sogno di Walacek by Guilio Elinaudi Editore S.p.A., 1991."
Allusive, ironic, and elegiac, Joycean in scope, Walaschek's Dream is an encyclopedic portrait of European culture under Nazism and a singular meditation on the ephemerality of sport and the immortalizing power of art.
About the Author
Giovanni Orelli (1928- ) is a central figure in Swiss-Italian letters. He is the author of more than a dozen novels, as well as several books of poetry, and has long been active in the cultural sphere of the Ticino. In 1997, he was awarded the Schiller Prize. "Walaschek's Dream" is his first novel to appear in English. Serena Vitale is a professor of Russian language and literature at Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano. She is the author of numerous books and essays on Russian literature, and has also translated many Russian novels into Italian. Her acclaimed biographical work "Pushkin's" "Button" was translated into English in 1999.
Book Information
ISBN 9781564787569
Author Giovanni Orelli
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Dalkey Archive Press
Publisher Dalkey Archive Press
Weight(grams) 249g
Dimensions(mm) 200mm * 139mm * 17mm
Allusive, ironic, and elegiac, Joycean in scope, Walaschek's Dream is an encyclopedic portrait of European culture under Nazism and a singular meditation on the ephemerality of sport and the immortalizing power of art.
About the Author
Giovanni Orelli (1928- ) is a central figure in Swiss-Italian letters. He is the author of more than a dozen novels, as well as several books of poetry, and has long been active in the cultural sphere of the Ticino. In 1997, he was awarded the Schiller Prize. "Walaschek's Dream" is his first novel to appear in English. Serena Vitale is a professor of Russian language and literature at Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano. She is the author of numerous books and essays on Russian literature, and has also translated many Russian novels into Italian. Her acclaimed biographical work "Pushkin's" "Button" was translated into English in 1999.
Book Information
ISBN 9781564787569
Author Giovanni Orelli
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Dalkey Archive Press
Publisher Dalkey Archive Press
Weight(grams) 249g
Dimensions(mm) 200mm * 139mm * 17mm
