Mordechai Schamz (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781564782465)

In a series of comic vignettes and letters, Mordechai Schamz sets out to investigate himself, his world, and the language which makes them both intelligible. Dumbfounded at every turn and undiscouraged by -- perhaps even unaware of -- his failures, he confidently gets lost in the labyrinth of his investigations. Reminiscent of Flaubert's Bouvard and Pecuchet, Calvino's Palomar, and Beckett's Watt, Mordechai Schamz ponders the mysteries of life through cliches and solipsisms, making himself the master of the illogical and the clown of the absurd.

Author: Marc Cholodenko
ISBN-10: 1564782468
ISBN-13: 9781564782465
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2000
Pages: 121
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/15/2001 pg. 206