{"product_id":"9780007518241","title":"Jonathan Franzen- The Kraus Project Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Karl Kraus, Paul Reitter, Daniel Kehlmann. Themes include Literary Collections, Essays, Literary Criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA great American writer's confrontation with a great European critic - a personal and intellectual awakening.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eA hundred years ago, the Viennese satirist Karl Kraus was among the most penetrating and prophetic writers in Europe: a relentless critic of the popular media's manipulation of reality, the dehumanizing machinery of technology and consumerism, and the jingoistic rhetoric of a fading empire. But even though his followers included Franz Kafka and Walter Benjamin, he remained something of a lonely prophet, and few people today are familiar with his work. Thankfully, Jonathan Franzen is one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 'The Kraus Project', Franzen not only presents and annotates his definitive new translations of Kraus, with supplementary notes from the Kraus scholar Paul Reitter and the Austrian writer Daniel Kehlmann. In Franzen Kraus has found his match: a novelist unafraid to voice unpopular opinions strongly, a critic capable of untangling Kraus's often dense arguments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePainstakingly wrought, strikingly original in form, 'The Kraus Project' is a feast of thought, passion and literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58105199591798,"sku":null,"price":6.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780007518241.jpg?v=1781693488","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780007518241","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}