| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xiii, 306 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Collected early fiction, 1949-1964 / Arno Schmidt ; v. 3
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Schmidt, Arno, 1914-1979.
Works. Selections. English. 1994 ; v. 3.
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| Note |
Contains 35 stories grouped under the headings Tales from Island Street, Stürenburg stories, and Country matters. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-306). |
| Contents |
Tales from Island Street. Drummer for the czar ; Trading keys ; The day the cactus bloomed ; Neighbor, death and solidus ; Hurrah for the Gypsy life ; Cautious people ; Strange days ; Rolling night ; What shall I do? ; Rivals ; At the telescope ; Tales form the Isle of Man ; Field trip ; Song of the meter ; Moondog and Pink Eyes ; Prone-told tale -- Stürenburg stories. An advance on life ; The howling house ; Summer meteor ; Guerilla war ; The water lily ; He looked too much like him ; Black hair ; Tall Grete ; Little gray mouse -- Windmills ; Sunward ; Tails ; cows in half mournng ; Great Cain ; Tools by Kunde ; Piporakemes! ; The waterway ; New Year's Eve adventures ; Caliban upon Setebos. |
| Summary |
The works of a German experimental writer. In Caliban upon Setebos he writes : "GETT'IM! GETT'IM!!!"--Wedges of shrieking, and : "Sic, Kirby, sic!!!" : ándaándaánda=hØptohØptohØpto my synthetic soles sounded like castanets : GOspodin pomilui They definitely wouldn't take wergild! If only I didn't have to clamp my left arm like this - : "HAZZA! VITE=VITE!!!" |
| Subject |
Schmidt, Arno, 1914-1979 -- Translations into English.
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Schmidt, Arno, 1914-1979. |
| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Woods, John E. (John Edwin)
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| Added Title |
Short stories. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96021227
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| ISBN |
1564781356 cloth acid-free paper |
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1564781348 paperback acid-free paper |
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