Bibliograph

Our philosopher, Gert Hofmann ; translated from the German by Eric Mace-Tessler ; introduction by Michael Hofmann

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Our philosopher, Gert Hofmann ; translated from the German by Eric Mace-Tessler ; introduction by Michael Hofmann

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Our philosopher

Oclc number

1358088096

Responsibility statement

Gert Hofmann ; translated from the German by Eric Mace-Tessler ; introduction by Michael Hofmann

Series statement

New York Review Books classics

Summary

""O, it has happened little by little, as many things simply happen little by little, Mother said, and told us everything about Herr Veilchenfeld, as far as it was known to her." Germany, late 1930s. Walking into town on a hot summer evening, the elderly professor of philosophy Herr Veilchenfeld encounters a group of local drunks. He is humiliated and assaulted; his hair is shorn. The police "don't interfere in such minor matters." What happens to Veilchenfeld is recounted by the young son of the doctor who attends the professor. The boy observes, listens in to his parents' conversations, and asks for ice cream. He cannot know the true import of the events he witnesses. Our Philosopher, first published in Germany in 1986 and now translated into English for the first time, is a salutary masterpiece about the destructive effects of persecution not only for the victims, but for the community as a whole."--, Provided by publisher

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