The Maimed (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9788086264134)

Called by Thomas Mann a "sexual hell" as well as "pure artistry," The Maimed is set in Prague and relates the story of a highly neurotic, socially inept bank clerk who is eventually forced to have sexual relations with his widowed landlady. At the same time he must witness the steady physical and mental deterioration of his lifelong friend who is suffering from an unnamed disease. Part psychological farce, Ungar tells a dark, ironic tale of chaos overtaking one's meticulously ordered life. Having died young, Ungar wrote only two novels, in addition to a handful of plays and short stories; this is the first time his work has appeared in English.

Author: Hermann Ungar
ISBN-10: 8086264130
ISBN-13: 9788086264134
Publisher: Twisted Spoon Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2002
Pages: 220
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 7.66h x 5.64w x 0.81d