Florian Herscht has a problem: having faithfully attended Herr Khler’s classes in particle physics for two years, he is convinced that global cataclysm is imminent. And so he embarks upon a one-sided correspondence with Chancellor Angela Merkel, hoping to convince her of the imminent danger of the complete destruction of all physical matter. Written in one cascading sentence with the force of atomic particles colliding, Krasznahorkai’s novel is a tour de force, a morality play of blistering satire, a devastating encapsulation of our helplessness in the face of the moral and environmental dilemmas we face.

Format: Hardcover
Published: UK, 2024
Publisher: Tuskar Rock Press
Pages: 416
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1800815050
ISBN 13: 9781800815056