The Robber - Robert Walser
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The Robber, Robert Walser's last novel, tells the story of a dreamer on a journey of self-discovery. It is a hybrid of love story, tragedy, and farce, with a protagonist who sweet-talks teaspoons, flirts with important politicians, plays maidservant to young boys, and uses a passerby's mouth as an ashtray. Walser's novel spoofs the stiff-upperlipped European petit bourgeois and its nervous reactions to what ... Full description
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The Robber, Robert Walser's last novel, tells the story of a dreamer on a journey of self-discovery. It is a hybrid of love story, tragedy, and farce, with a protagonist who sweet-talks teaspoons, flirts with important politicians, plays maidservant to young boys, and uses a passerby's mouth as an ashtray. Walser's novel spoofs the stiff-upperlipped European petit bourgeois and its nervous reactions to whatever threatens the stability of its worldview.
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| Author | Robert Walser |
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| Publisher | Univ of Nebraska Press |
| Release year | 2000 |
| Cover type | Softcover |
| EAN | 9780803298095 |