The Melancholy of Resistance

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A political allegory set during the Eastern Bloc's social unrest. When a mysterious circus arrives in a restless town—displaying only a stuffed whale—an apocalyptic atmosphere descends. Frightened citizens cling to any manifestation of order: music, cosmology, fascism. Features unforgettable characters including the scheming Mrs. Eszter and the pure-hearted Valuska. Written in Krasznahorkai's signature style of thirty-page paragraphs and page-long sentences. Adapted into the film Werckmeister Harmonies. Translated by George Szirtes.

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320

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New Directions