Conversation of the Three Wayfarers by Weiss, Peter

Conversation of the Three Wayfarers 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.Author: Peter WeissPublisher: New Directions Publishing CorporationPublished: 04/26/2022Pages: 80Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 6.90h x 4.30w x 0.30dISBN: 9780811231633Review Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 02/28/2022