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Chasing Homer
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Chasing Homer
WINNER OF THE 2025 NOBEL PRIZE A classic escape nightmare, Chasing Homer is sped on not only by Krasznahorkai’s signature velocity, but also by a unique musical score and intense illustrations
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In this thrilling chase narrative, a hunted being escapes certain death at breakneck speed, careening through Europe, heading blindly south. Faster and faster, escaping the assassins, our protagonist flies forward, blending into crowds, adjusting to terrains, hopping on and off ferries, always desperately trying to stay a step ahead of certain death: the past did not exist, only what was current existed—a prisoner of the instant, rushing into this instant, an instant that had no continuation.
Krasznahorkai—celebrated for the exhilarating energy of his prose—outdoes himself in Chasing Homer. And this unique collaboration boasts beautiful full-colour paintings by Max Neumann and—reaching out of the book proper—the wildly percussive music of Szilveszter Miklós scored for each chapter (to be accessed by the reader via QR codes).
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Critics praise Chasing Homer for its apocalyptic vision, intense and evocative language, and the dense, compact nature of its narrative. The book is described as a surreal, cacophonous work that captures a man's desperate flight, with QR-coded sonic elements adding to the disorienting experience. Its comparison to the works of Joyce, Beckett, and Kafka highlights its experimental and avant-garde approach.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780811227971
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 02 November 2021
Country: United States
Imprint: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Contributors:
- Translated by John Batki
- By Max Neumann
- Performed by Szilveszter Miklós
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 246.0mm
Weight: 355g
Pages: 96
About the Author
WINNER OF THE 2025 NOBEL PRIZE The winner of the 2019 National Book Award for Translated Literature and the 2015 Man Booker International Prize for lifetime achievement, László Krasznahorkai was born in Gyula, Hungary. John Batki is a kilimologist, writer, translator, and visual artist. He was born in Hungary and has lived in the United States since age fourteen. Max Neumann is a leading German painter who turns the human figure into an abstract symbol, reducing his compositions to their pure essence. He has had more than 150 solo exhibitions around the world and lives in Berlin. Szilveszter Miklós, a Hungarian jazz drummer and improviser, graduated from the Franz Liszt Academy and is one of the pioneering figures in Budapest’s free music scene.
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