Here is the great Irish novel of Berlin, way back before the Wall came down.
Dallan Weaver, a writer and professor who's been fted and flattered but has seen better days, has come to the great divided city as a guest of DILDO (Deutsche-Internationale Literatur-Dienst Organization). On arriving, Weaver's life immediately begins to fall apart. Women fight over him. He is not always in the soberest state of mind. Moving from relatively conventional narrative to deliriously long lists, incorporating everything from children's drawings to minute recollections of dreams,Lions of the Grunewaldis-in the author's own words-a "missionary stew," marvelously served up in Aidan Higgins's inimitable style.
Here is the great Irish novel of Berlin, way back before the Wall came down.
Dallan Weaver, a writer and professor who's been fted and flattered but has seen better days, has come to the great divided city as a guest of DILDO (Deutsche-Internationale Literatur-Dienst Organization). On arriving, Weaver's life immediately begins to fall apart. Women fight over him. He is not always in the soberest state of mind. Moving from relatively conventional narrative to deliriously long lists, incorporating everything from children's drawings to minute recollections of dreams,Lions of the Grunewaldis-in the author's own words-a "missionary stew," marvelously served up in Aidan Higgins's inimitable style.
Majestic, noble, brave lions, with their tawny coats and luminous eyes, have inspired countless stories, traditions and beliefs. Whether we are seduced by their beauty or drawn to danger, we want to...
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