It is the story of Peter Kien, a scholarly recluse who lives among and for his great library. The destruction of Kien through the instrument of the illiterate, brutish housekeeper he marries constitutes the plot of the book. The best writers of our time have been concerned with the horror of the modern worldone thinks of Kafka, to whom Canetti has often been compared. But Auto-da-Fé stands as a completely original, unforgettable treatment of the modern predicament.
It is the story of Peter Kien, a scholarly recluse who lives among and for his great library. The destruction of Kien through the instrument of the illiterate, brutish housekeeper he marries constitutes the plot of the book. The best writers of our time have been concerned with the horror of the modern worldone thinks of Kafka, to whom Canetti has often been compared. But Auto-da-Fé stands as a completely original, unforgettable treatment of the modern predicament.
Auto-da-Fé: A Novel
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780374518790 |
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Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Publication date: | 12/01/1984 |
Edition description: | Reissue |
Pages: | 464 |
Sales rank: | 402,792 |
Product dimensions: | 5.80(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.25(d) |
Lexile: | 760L (what's this?) |