The Diary of Kaspar Hauser by Febbraro Paolo

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The Diary of Kaspar Hauser by Febbraro Paolo

This intriguing gem of a book is a direct, germinal expression of the authorIs longstanding fascination with the figure of the Idiot in Western literature. Part notebook, part ethical treatise, part fantasized autobiography, The Diary of Kaspar Hauser is a striking collection of forty or so haiku-like compositions, diary entries imagined to have been penned by the idiot Kaspar Hauser and discovered, by chance, after his death by brutal murder, among the papers of his patron, Franz Paul Webern. (Franz is KasparIs interlocutor throughout the poems.) This hyperpoetic component of the book - inspired by Werner HerzogIs masterful film - is sandwiched between two essays: the first, an Introduction recounting the remarkable discovery and history of the fabled manuscript; the second, comprising a one-page Epilogue (which details the death of Kaspar) along with a letter in the form of an Appendix by a fictional, highly cultured, Borges-like literary critic who converses with the eponymous Febbraro about his startling, dreamlike find.

The book has all the characteristics - concision of language, fanciful flights of fiction and criticism in concentrated poetic form, sparse elements of theatrical dialogue, a fierce philosophical underpinning - to make for an ancient novelty of sorts: a daring book that surprises and forces us to rethink what we think we already know.

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ISBN 13 9780998677705
ISBN 10 0998677701
Title The Diary of Kaspar Hauser
Author Febbraro Paolo
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Publisher Negative Capability Press
Year published 2017-04-30
Number of pages 110
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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