FSG Classics Selected Stories, (Paperback)

from MSarki

I read most of the book, but the translator and I just do not get along too well. I really do believe Susan Bernofsky makes Walser come alive in ways that Middleton, the translator of this particular book, for one reason or another, is unable to accomplish. So, on we go. I would re-read a Bernofs...

from Polaris-

Really quite perplexed about this. I was led by other reviews to expect a collection of small masterpieces - and was sorely disappointed. There were some here that I did enjoy - Balloon Journey, Kleist In Thun, The Job Application, Helbling's Story, Winter, A Village Tale, and Masters And Workers...

from Polaris-

Really quite perplexed about this. I was led by other reviews to expect a collection of small masterpieces - and was sorely disappointed. There were some here that I did enjoy - Balloon Journey, Kleist In Thun, The Job Application, Helbling's Story, Winter, A Village Tale, and Masters And Workers...

from MSarki

I finally finished the complete book. I did like it. But I really do believe Susan Bernofsky makes Walser come alive in ways that Middleton, the translator of this particular book, for one reason or another, is unable to accomplish. I would love to re-read a Bernofsky translation of this same boo...

from araridan

the best thing I read in 2007.I would describe this collection of short stories first and foremost as "lovely." Some are quite sad and some very funny or childlike. Almost all are relatively simple, not usually driven by plot, but more by inner reactions and revelations. Sometimes the character i...