{"product_id":"a-schoolboys-diary-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"A Schoolboy's Diary: And Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Walser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDamion Searls\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eBen Lerner\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Schoolboy's Diary\u003c\/i\u003e brings together more than seventy of Robert Walser's strange and wonderful stories, most never before available in English. Opening with a sequence from Walser's first book, \"Fritz Kocher's Essays,\" the complete classroom assignments of a fictional boy who has met a tragically early death, this selection ranges from sketches of uncomprehending editors, overly passionate readers, and dreamy artists to tales of devilish adultery, sexual encounters on a train, and Walser's service in World War I. Throughout, Walser's careening, confounding, delicious voice holds the reader transfixed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Walser\u003c\/b\u003e (1878-1956) was born into a German speaking family in Biel, Switzerland. He left school at fourteen and led a wandering, precarious existence while writing his poems, novels, and vast numbers of the \"prose pieces\" that became his hallmark. In 1933 he was confined to a sanatorium, which marked the end of his writing career. Among Walser's works available in English are \u003ci\u003eBerlin Stories \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJakob von Gunten\u003c\/i\u003e (both available as NYRB classics), \u003ci\u003eThirty Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Walk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tanners\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMicroscripts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Assistant\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Robber\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMasquerade and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSpeaking to the Rose: Writings, 1912-1932\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDamion Searls\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator from German, French, Norwegian, and Dutch and a writer in English. His own books include \u003ci\u003eWhat We Were Doing and Where We Were Going\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Inkblots\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Translation\u003c\/i\u003e. He received the Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize in 2019 for Uwe Johnson's \u003ci\u003eAnniversaries\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Lerner\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three books of poetry and three novels, mostly recently \u003ci\u003eThe Topeka School\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2020.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771227603232,"sku":"9781590176726","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1e0e4d87b951965b1beb3eb3cc6f4126.webp?v=1780383532","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-schoolboys-diary-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}