Robert Walser




Robert Walser

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born
April 15, 1878

died
December 25, 1956

gender
male

place of birth
Biel/Bienne, Switzerland

website

genre
Literature & Fiction

influences
Friedrich Schiller

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avg rating: 4.24 | 739 ratings | 133 reviews | 89 distinct works | 14 fans
Jakob von Gunten Jakob von Gunten (New York Review Books Classics)
by Robert Walser
avg rating 4.17 — 216 ratings — published 1970
16 editions
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Selected Stories Selected Stories (New York Review Books Classics)
by Robert Walser
avg rating 4.38 — 181 ratings — published 1982
4 editions
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The Assistant The Assistant (New Directions Paperbook)
by Robert Walser
avg rating 4.04 — 118 ratings — published 1985
8 editions
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The Robber The Robber
by Robert Walser
avg rating 4.15 — 40 ratings — published 1996
6 editions
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"Masquerade" and Other Stories "Masquerade" and Other Stories
by Robert Walser
avg rating 4.44 — 34 ratings — published 1990
3 editions
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Speaking to the Rose: Writings... Speaking to the Rose: Writings, 1912-1932
by Robert Walser
avg rating 4.31 — 29 ratings — published 2005
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The Walk The Walk
by Robert Walser
avg rating 4.68 — 19 ratings — published 1967
10 editions
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The Tanners The Tanners
by Robert Walser, W.G. Sebald (Introduction), Susan Bernofsky (Translator)
avg rating 4.47 — 17 ratings — published 1978
8 editions
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Berlin gibt immer den Ton an. Berlin gibt immer den Ton an.
by Robert Walser
avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published 2006
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Escrito a lápiz. Microgramas... Escrito a lápiz. Microgramas II (1926-1927)
by Robert Walser
avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published 2006
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"That is all very senseless, but this senselessness has a pretty mouth, and it smiles."
Robert Walser (Jakob von Gunten)
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"To the question: How do the authors of sketches, stories and novels get along in life, the following answer can or must be given: They are stragglers and they are down at heel."
Robert Walser
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"With all my ideas and follies I could one day found a corporate company for the propagation of beautiful but unreliable imaginings."
Robert Walser (Jakob Von Gunten)
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