Bad Words – Selected Short Prose

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By Ilse Aichinger and Christian Hawkey and Uljana Wolf

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Bad Words – Selected Short Prose offers a collection of imaginative and thought-provoking short prose pieces by Ilse Aichinger, Christian Hawkey, and Uljana Wolf. The book delves into abstract themes and linguistic experimentation, inviting readers to explore the intricacies of language and meaning. Through their innovative narratives, the authors transcend conventional storytelling, creating a rich tapestry of ideas.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate finely crafted prose that delves into the complexities of language and explores themes of identity, memory, and the human experience. Its unique blend of perspectives and innovative narrative style offers a fresh approach to storytelling, making it a compelling read for those who value literary experimentation.

Bad Words – Selected Short Prose

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A moving work of fiction from one of the most important writers of postwar Austrian and German literature.

Born in 1921 to a Jewish mother, Ilse Aichinger (1921–2016) survived World War II in Vienna, while her twin sister Helga escaped with one of the last Kindertransporte to England in 1938. Many of their relatives were deported and murdered. Those losses make themselves felt throughout Aichinger’s writing, which since her first and only novel, The Greater Hope, in 1948, has highlighted displacement, estrangement, and a sharp skepticism toward language.

By 1976, when she published Bad Words in German, her writing had become powerfully poetic, dense, and experimental. This volume presents the whole of the original Bad Words in English for the first time, along with a selection of Aichinger’s other short stories of the period; together, they demonstrate her courageous effort to create and deploy a language unmarred by misleading certainties, preconceived rules, or implicit ideologies.

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Each word in Bad Words feels both surprising and inevitable, showcasing a surety of voice that is uncommon. The translation highlights the sonic magic of the original German, thanks to the exceptional skills and poetic wisdom of the translators, as well as the talent of Ilse Aichinger.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781803090467

Publisher: Seagull Books London Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 September 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Seagull Books London Ltd

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 238g

Pages: 216

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Christian Hawkey Fiction General Fiction Ilse Aichinger Literary Fiction Uljana Wolf

About the Author

Ilse Aichinger was one of the most important writers of postwar Austrian and German literature. Uljana Wolf is a German poet and translator. Christian Hawkey is a poet, translator, and educator who teaches in the Pratt MFA in Writing in Brooklyn, New York.