{"product_id":"the-notes-or-on-non-premature-reconciliation-hardcover","title":"The Notes: Or on Non-Premature Reconciliation - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLudwig Hohl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTess Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJoshua Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of illuminating observations on life and art, from an acclaimed Swiss modernist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[Tess Lewis's] translation is worthy of her willfully demanding subject, leaping between what Hohl calls the 'incandescence' of the aphorism and, in his dream narratives and miniature fairy tales, a shadowy beauty reminiscent of his better-known compatriot Robert Walser.\"--Max Norman, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Notes\u003c\/i\u003e should be celebrated: it is wonderful that this volume of [Hohl's] compact, aphoristic observations has finally arrived in English.\"--Alexandra Sattler, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eArts Fuse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Revered by Bertolt Brecht and Max Frisch as one of Switzerland's most commanding writers, Ludwig Hohl spent most of his waking hours with a pen in hand, collecting quotes from others and recording ruminations of his own. Composed between 1934 and 1936 during his residence in the Netherlands in a state of \"extreme spiritual desolation,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Notes\u003c\/i\u003e is Hohl's magnum opus: an assemblage of his epiphany-like observations, disparate in subject yet threaded together by a relentless exploration of the nature and origins of creativity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Inspired by Spinoza, Goethe, and many others, \u003ci\u003eThe Notes\u003c\/i\u003e contends with the purpose of work, the vitality of art, and the inevitability of death--a valiant, uncompromising exercise in hope against the devastating backdrop of twentieth-century Europe. This abridged edition, expertly translated by Tess Lewis and with an illuminating foreword by Joshua Cohen, introduces the reader to this remarkable work and its writer.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLudwig Hohl\u003c\/b\u003e (1904-1980), known for his fiction, memoirs, poetry, and reportage, is a preeminent figure in twentieth-century Swiss literature. \u003cb\u003eTess Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e is an essayist and critic, as well as a translator of German and French works. \u003cb\u003eJoshua Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of six novels, along with collections of short fiction and nonfiction. His most recent novel is \u003ci\u003eThe Netanyahus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 7.8 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47333661638905,"sku":"9780300220056","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/d081c2ZjbVI5UWdSMXBRYzVBNWRsUT09.webp?v=1769641713","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-notes-or-on-non-premature-reconciliation-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}