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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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 (New York Review Books Classics) by Robert Walser avg rating 4.38 — 181 ratings — published 1982 4 editions |
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The Assistant (New Directions Paperbook) by Robert Walser avg rating 4.04 — 118 ratings — published 1985 8 editions |
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The Robber by Robert Walser avg rating 4.15 — 40 ratings — published 1996 6 editions |
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"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, 1912-1932 by Robert Walser avg rating 4.31 — 29 ratings — published 2005 |
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The Walk by Robert Walser avg rating 4.68 — 19 ratings — published 1967 10 editions |
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The Tanners by Robert Walser, W.G. Sebald , Susan Bernofsky avg rating 4.47 — 17 ratings — published 1978 8 editions |
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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 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)
— Robert Walser (Jakob von Gunten)
tags:
senselessness,
truth
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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
— Robert Walser
"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)
— Robert Walser (Jakob Von Gunten)
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