{"product_id":"silent-catastrophes-by-w-g-sebald-9780141037028","title":"Silent Catastrophes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom acclaimed critic, novelist and academic W. G. Sebald, author of \u003cem\u003eAusterlitz\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Rings of Saturn\u003c\/em\u003e, comes a collection of essays on the Austrian writers who meant so much to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAppearing for the first time in English, \u003cem\u003eSilent Catastrophes\u003c\/em\u003e brings together W. G. Sebald's essays on the Austrian writers who meant so much to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe evolution of Austria from vast empire to diminutive Alpine republic, followed by its annexation by Nazi Germany, had a profound traumatic impact on the literary output of the nation. Essays on the writings of Kafka, Handke, Bernhard and more explore the concepts of 'home\/land', 'borderland' and 'exile' with deep compassion and insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA revelation to Sebald's English-language readers, \u003cem\u003eSilent Catastrophes\u003c\/em\u003e traces many of the themes which animate Sebald's own work and illuminates how melancholy—the contemplation of disaster in progress—is itself a form of resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47269585682668,"sku":"9780141037028","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1759e5a2f374f999bab2bf56864a593a.jpg?v=1769985986","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/silent-catastrophes-by-w-g-sebald-9780141037028","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}