Microscripts by Robert Walser (31 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Kalman, Maira (illustrator). Reprint. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Kalman, Maira (illustrator). Paperback. Robert Walser wrote many of his manuscripts in a highly enigmatic, shrunken-down form. These narrow strips of paper, covered with tiny ant-like pencil markings a millimeter high, came to light only after the author's death in 1956.At first considered random restless pencil markings or a secret code, the microscripts were in time discovered to be a radically miniaturized form of antique German script: a whole story was deciphered on the back of a business card. These twenty-five short pieces address schnapps, rotten husbands, small town life, elegant jaunts, the radio, swine, jealousy, and marriage proposals. Now in a gorgeous new paperback edition with full-color illustrations by Maira Kalman, Microscripts is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Condition: New. Kalman, Maira (illustrator). 2012. 1st Edition. Paperback. Illustrator(s): Kalman, Maira. Translator(s): Bernofsky, Susan. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460. . . . . .

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. Kalman, Maira (illustrator). reprint edition. 160 pages. 8.75x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. Kalman, Maira (illustrator). pp. 160.

Condition: New. Kalman, Maira (illustrator). 2012. 1st Edition. Paperback. Illustrator(s): Kalman, Maira. Translator(s): Bernofsky, Susan. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Kalman, Maira (illustrator). Neuware - Sie galten und gelten als die rätselhaftesten Manuskripte in der deutschsprachigen Literatur dieses Jahrhunderts: Robert Walsers so genannte Mikrogramme. Seit man von ihrer Existenz weiß, wurden sie immer wieder als Geheimschrift angesehen und in Verbindung zu Walsers psychiatrischer Internierung gebracht. Beides ist abwegig. Höchst geheimnisvoll und nur unter größten Schwierigkeiten zu entziffern sind sie gleichwohl.Die Texte stammen aus den Jahren 1924 bis 1932 und spiegeln Walsers letzte Jahre in Bern ebenso wie die Zeit in der Psychiatrischen Klinik Waldau. Nach wie vor versucht Walser, in allem Wechsel von Erlebnissen und Stimmungen 'sich selbst willkommen zu heißen' oder, wie er an anderer Stelle sagt, 'Unentweihtheiten' an sich zu entdecken.Es war zuletzt ein kruder Verwaltungsakt der Klinikleitung, der seinem Schreiben ein Ende bereitete. Im Juni 1933 verlegte man Walser in die Heilanstalt Herisau, von welchem Tage an er seine Bleistifte nicht mehr anrührte.

Kalman, Maira (illustrator). Softcover, 160 pages, very good condition, light rubbing to covers; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Kalman, Maira (illustrator). Paperback - clean, clean cover, no marks - from private collection -.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New. Kalman, Maira (illustrator). Sie galten und gelten als die raetselhaftesten Manuskripte in der deutschsprachigen Literatur dieses Jahrhunderts: Robert Walsers so genannte Mikrogramme. Seit man von ihrer Existenz weiss, wurden sie immer wieder als Geheimschrift angesehen und in Verbindung.

Paperback. Condition: new. Kalman, Maira (illustrator). Paperback. Robert Walser wrote many of his manuscripts in a highly enigmatic, shrunken-down form. These narrow strips of paper, covered with tiny ant-like pencil markings a millimeter high, came to light only after the author's death in 1956.At first considered random restless pencil markings or a secret code, the microscripts were in time discovered to be a radically miniaturized form of antique German script: a whole story was deciphered on the back of a business card. These twenty-five short pieces address schnapps, rotten husbands, small town life, elegant jaunts, the radio, swine, jealousy, and marriage proposals. Now in a gorgeous new paperback edition with full-color illustrations by Maira Kalman, Microscripts is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Kalman, Maira (illustrator). Paperback. Robert Walser wrote many of his manuscripts in a highly enigmatic, shrunken-down form. These narrow strips of paper, covered with tiny ant-like pencil markings a millimeter high, came to light only after the author's death in 1956.At first considered random restless pencil markings or a secret code, the microscripts were in time discovered to be a radically miniaturized form of antique German script: a whole story was deciphered on the back of a business card. These twenty-five short pieces address schnapps, rotten husbands, small town life, elegant jaunts, the radio, swine, jealousy, and marriage proposals. Now in a gorgeous new paperback edition with full-color illustrations by Maira Kalman, Microscripts is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Condition: New. Kalman, Maira (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Factory Sealed if issued as such, guaranteed new.

Softcover First Printing. Self wraps. Fine Includes "Some Thoughts on Robert Walser" illustrated by Maira Kalman.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Dustjacket. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York. 2010. June 2010. New Directions. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 9780811218801. Bilingual edition, Translated from the German and with an Introduction by Susan Bernofsky. Afterword by Walter Benjamin. 160 pages. hardcover. keywords: Europe Switzerland Literature Translated World Literature. DESCRIPTION - W.G. Sebald called Robert Walser 'a clairvoyant of the small,' and nowhere is the phrase more apt than in his 'microscripts.' Robert Walser wrote many of his manuscripts in a highly enigmatic, shrunken-down form. These narrow strips of paper (many of them written during his hospitalization in the Waldau sanatorium), covered with tiny ant-like markings only a millimeter or two high, came to light only after the author's death in 1956. At first considered a secret code, the microscripts were eventually discovered to be a radically miniaturized form of a German script: a whole story could fit on the back of a business card. Microscripts gathers 40 short pieces - stories, poems, fragments, 'dramolettes' - in this gorgeously illustrated co-publication with the Christine Burgin Gallery. Each microscript is reproduced in full color in its original form: the detached cover of a trashy crime novel, a disappointing telegram, the inside of a soap wrapper. Schnapps, rotten husbands, small-town life, the radio, pigs (and how none of us can deny being one), jealousy, Van Gogh and marriage proposals are some of Walser's subjects. These texts take strength from Walser's motto: 'To be small and to stay small.' inventory #10709.

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Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the gate-fold wraps. Translated from the original German by Susan Bernofsky, and who provides also an Introduction. Postlogue from Walter Benjamin. From the publisher's blurb, "The Swiss writer of whom Hermann Hesse famously declared, If he had a hundred thousand readers, the world would be a better place, Robert Walser (1878 1956) is only now finding an audience among English-speaking readers commensurate with his merits if not with his self-image. After a wandering, precarious life during which he produced poems, essays, stories, and novels, Walser entered an insane asylum, saying, "I am not here to write, but to be mad." Many of the unpublished works he left were in fact written in an idiosyncratically abbreviated script that was for years dismissed as an impenetrable private cipher. Fourteen texts from these so-called pencil manuscripts are included in this volume rich evidence that Walser's microscripts, rather than the work of incipient madness, were in actuality the product of desperate genius building a last reserve, and as such, a treasure in modern literature. With a brisk preface and a chronology of Walser s life and work, this collection of fifty translations of short prose pieces covers the middle to later years of the writer s oeuvre. It provides unparalleled insight into Walser s creative process, along with a unique opportunity to experience the unfolding of his rare and eccentric gift." Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. 143 pp., then followed by a range of Maira Kalman watercolors illustrating the Swiss author's life.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Hard Cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. Hardcover 1st Printing in dust jacket BRAND NEW still in publisher's shrinkwrap, no remainder mark, pristine unopened copy; 8vo; 159pp illus.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 160 pages. Published in 2010. Facsimile of the author's handwritten works, presented as an Artist Book. One of the greatest books of our time. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only that sold out shortly after publication. It marks the very first collaboration between New Directions and Christine Burgin Gallery New York to publish Walser's art-related works, which now include several, beautifully produced books. The First Edition is now rare. Presents Robert Walser's "Microscripts" in a felicitous English translation. Known and celebrated as such because he wrote down every single page in his extremely minute handwriting. "Robert Walser wrote many of his manuscripts in a highly enigmatic, shrunken-down form. Narrow strips of paper covered with tiny ant-like markings only a millimeter or two high came to light only after the author's death in 1956. At first considered a secret code, the microscripts were eventually discovered to be a radically miniaturized form of German script: A whole story could fit on the back of a business card. Selected from the six-volume German transcriptions of the original microscripts, these 25 short pieces are gathered in this gorgeously illustrated publication. Each microscript is reproduced in full color in its original form: The detached cover of a trashy crime novel, a disappointing letter, a receipt of payment. Walser used the pages of small tear-off calendars (but only after cutting them length-wise and filling up each half with text). Schnapps, rotten husbands, small-town life, the radio, pigs (and how none of us can deny being one), jealousy, Van Gogh, and marriage proposals are some of Walser's subjects" (Publisher's blurb). "The incredible shrinking writer is a major 20th-century prose artist who, for all that the modern world seems to have passed him by, fulfills the modern criterion: He sounds like nobody else" (The New Yorker Magazine). "One of the profoundest products of modern literature" (Walter Benjamin). An absolute "must-have" title for Robert Walser collectors. This title is a great book. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (American) still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws while the few copies in fine condition command as much as $900. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare copy thus. One of the greatest writers of the 20th century. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER ROBERT WALSER TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0811218805. no.

Hard. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Pages clean and bright, boards tidy, light shelf wear to edges of dust jacket but otherwise firm. Size: 8vo.