{"product_id":"conversation-of-the-three-wayfarers-9780811231633","title":"Conversation of the Three Wayfarers","description":"\u003cem\u003eConversation of the Three Wayfarers\u003c\/em\u003e is a tale overheard, rather than told directly. Abel, Babel, and Cabel, the wayfarers, carry on a three-sided monologue, each reporting curious incidents--the effect is of three capers rolled into one: a steeplechase performed on a floating pontoon. But are they really three distinct individuals? Why do their lives blend in such a fantastic manner? Weiss's strikingly original prose has an impossibly contained quality, with each sentence doing a perfect double-double backflip before neatly landing. This essential rediscovered work, from the masterful and acclaimed German modernist Peter Weiss, will be a delightful discovery for readers of Kafka, Musil, and Gombrowicz.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeene, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Keene\u003c\/strong\u003e is a former member of the Dark Room Writers Collective, a graduate fellow of Cave Canem, and the recipient of many awards and fellowships--including a MacArthur Genius Award, the Windham-Campbell Prize, and the Whiting Foundation Prize for fiction. Keene teaches at Rutgers.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeiss, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Weiss\u003c\/strong\u003e (1916-1982) was a German playwright, dramatist, visual artist, filmmaker, and novelist. His works include \u003cem\u003eThe Aesthetics of Resistance\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Shadow of the Coachman's Body\u003c\/em\u003e. He is best known in the US for his play \u003cem\u003eMarat\/Sade\u003c\/em\u003e: Peter Brook's production received the Tony Award for Best Play in 1966. His documentary drama \u003cem\u003eThe Investigation\u003c\/em\u003e, which recreates the trial of Auschwitz concentration camp guards, was produced on American television in the 1960s. He was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize after his death in 1982.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGarside, E. B.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eE. B. Garside\u003c\/strong\u003e was a German translator and the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Man From Brazil\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50382924480786,"sku":"9780811231633","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1b8ab5fe-ec88-4896-b7e4-178c25a4b531.jpg?v=1728773930","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/conversation-of-the-three-wayfarers-9780811231633","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}