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The Illogic of Kassel / Enrique Vila-Matas ; translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean and Anna Milsom.

by Vila-Matas, Enrique, 1948-

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New Directions Publishing, c2015.

Authors -- Fiction.

Arts -- Exhibitions -- Fiction.

Arts, Modern -- Fiction.

9780811221498 (trade pbk.)

0811221490 (trade pbk.)

Kassel no invita a la lógica. English

1st American Paperback ed.

220 p. ; 21 cm.

"A New Directions book."

Translated from the Spanish.

A puzzling phone call shatters a writers routine. An enigmatic female voice extends a dinner invitation, and it soon becomes clear that this is an invitation to take part in the documenta, the legendary exhibition of contemporary art held every five years in Kassel, Germany. The writers mission will be to sit down to write every morning in a Chinese restaurant on the outskirts of town, transforming himself into a living art installation. Once in Kassel, the writer is surprised to find himself overcome by good cheer as he strolls through the city, spurred on by the endless supply of energy at the heart of the exhibition. This is his spontaneous, quirky response to art, rising up against pessimism.With humor, profundity, and a sharp eye, Enrique Vila-Matas tells the story of a solitary man, who, roaming the streets amid oddities and wonder, takes it upon himself to translate from a language he does not understand.

Spanish fiction -- Translations into English.

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