About this title: Sebald's first (and autobiographical) novel is about a disturbed man who is obsessed with the literary giants of the past. A New York Times Notable Book for 2000.
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Edition: First edition. Illustrated.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780811214858ISBN:0811214850
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 263 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. First paperback (no additional printings listed). Very slight curl on cover and first few pages, light soil on back cover, else fine. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The Harvill Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781860467349ISBN:1860467342
Description: Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Description: Good. Ships from the UK. one loose page Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: New Directions
Date Published: 2001-10-01
ISBN-13:9780811214858ISBN:0811214850
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780811214858. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corpor
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780811214858ISBN:0811214850
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Edition: NEW ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: VINTAGE Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780099448891ISBN:0099448890
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 272 pages. (272 pages) at moments when reality shows itself to be unstable or uncanny, we experience a form of vertigo. this experience is further complicated when we try to transform experience into writing, and fact clashes with memory. sebald's novel, part fiction, part travelogue explores this theme. 70 illustrations edition new ed (Paperback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780811214858ISBN:0811214850
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York, New Directions
Date Published: 1998
Description: First U.S. edition. An earlier novel from the author of "Austerlitz. " Translated by Michael Hulse. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvill
Date Published: 1999
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; First edition. All of our first editions are first printings. Dustwrappers are protected with clear archival wraps. We ship via UPS whenever possible-please select 'expedited' shipping. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover.
Publisher: Harvill Press, London
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9781860466236ISBN:1860466230
Description: Very fine in fine unclipped dj that has a couple very small rubs, but which is otherwise very fine. A Novel. Translated from the German by Michael Hulse. Third book by the author of THE EMIGRANTS and THE RINGS OF SATURN. A fascinating blend of fiction, history, and autobiography. The 4 sections of the book deal with French author Stendhal, Pisanello's frescoes and Casanova's imprisonment, Kafka's travails in Italy, and the author's own return to his homeland (Germany). Sebald resided in ... read more
Description: Fine; Collectible. 2000 New Directions hard cover-1st edition first printing-brand new excellent unread collectible-author's 1st book-enjoy. read more
"I found this book disorienting and hard to get into/stay with. I think the problem was mainly that I was in the mood for something with a plot and characters. I never felt engaged or even very interested in the narration, only in the (very) interesting ideas that these served to raise."
"W.G. Sebald was widely heralded before his unfortunate early passing. What's most striking to me is that his novel-memoirs are translations; the prose is so eloquent and so smoothly rendered into English that it's hard to believe the original text was German (French translates very well into English, but German always sounds stilted and cluttered, overly packed with odd grammar, awkward phrasing and far too many adverbs). I've recently learned that Sebald became heavily involved in the translation process, ensuring that the English versions closely reflected his original intent.
Compared with "The Rings of Saturn," "Vertigo" is slightly more structured, and although Sebald wanders somewhat aimlessly through Central Europe, his destination always seems to be the small German town in which he was raised -- a place that is familiar, somewhat comforting, though largely macabre. His childhood home is like a cross between Grover's Corners and Transylvania, and as ardently as he pursues his fading memories, Sebald also seems tormented by these biographical echoes. Susan Sontag was particularly enamored of his pictorial digressions -- washed-out photographs, prints and paintings that embellished the text. Critics point out that the pictures don't simply illustrate the story; they complement the writing in ghostly ways. You can almost feel the cold cloud of a poltergeist seeping through you to turn the next page. Sebald's work is tortured and haunting, but it's also beautifully portraited. Nervous breakdowns were never so romantically described."
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