Carl Seelig

Walks with Walser

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A unique and personal portrait of the beloved, legendary Swiss writer, finally in EnglishAfter a nervous breakdown in 1929, Robert Walser spent the remaining twenty-seven years of his life in mental asylums, closed off from the rest of the world in almost complete anonymity. While at the Herisau sanitarium, instead of writing, Walser practiced another favorite activity: walking. Starting in 1936, Carl Seelig, Walser's friend and literary executor, visited and accompanied him on these walks, meticulously recording their conversations. As they strolled, Walser told stories, shared his daily experiences of the sanatorium, and expressed his opini… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Posten, Anne (Übers.)

ISBN: 978-0-8112-2140-5
EAN: 9780811221405
Produktnummer: 34248765
Verlag: New Directions
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Seitenangabe: 144 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 1'503 KB

Über den Autor

Carl Seelig (1894-1962) was a Swiss editor and writer and Robert Walser'sfriend, guardian, and literary executor. He was a selfless supporter of countless otherwriters, and was also Albert Einstein's first biographer.