The Robber (Paperback)

from vaellus

The Robber is a novel by a writer's writer to a sophisticated or playful audience. There are some stunning passages of beauty and wonder, which indicate that the translator has done respectable work at rendering the original even though it is clear some nuances have inevitably been lost in the pr...

from proustitute

If you are fond of pleasure postponed, of insertions, digressions, concealments-and who is not?-this maze will amaze you.- William H. GassGass's comments about Walser's The Robber are spot-on: the novel is certainly a maze, "an unsolvable riddle" as Walser describes the Robber's beloved Edith's l...

from vaellus

The Robber is a novel by a writer's writer to a sophisticated or playful audience. There are some stunning passages of beauty and wonder, which indicate that the translator has done respectable work at rendering the original even though it is clear some nuances have inevitably been lost in the pr...

from proustitute

If you are fond of pleasure postponed, of insertions, digressions, concealments-and who is not?-this maze will amaze you.- William H. GassGass's comments about Walser's The Robber are spot-on: the novel is certainly a maze, "an unsolvable riddle" as Walser describes the Robber's beloved Edith's l...