Herscht 07769

Herscht 07769 is a work of genius, astonishingly well translated by Ottilie Mulzet: I can only imagine the labour and dedication involved in capturing the rhythms of Krasznahorkai's clauses, their strange and captivating music -- 5-star review ― Telegraph

Remarkable ― Times Literary Supplement

Propulsive and revelatory ... Krasznahorkai is a universalist cut loose from the shibboleths of humanism ― The New York Times

A humane, compelling, intriguing novel ... comedic, if macabre, and cinematic ― Scotsman

A beast of a book ... vanishingly rare and beguiling ― Daily Mail

A novel that reaches for wonder and wisdom, and a paean to depth and meaning amid violence and death ― Irish Times

Innovative to a fault ― Guardian

A tour-de-force, satirical novel ― Bristol Magazine

Praise for László Krasznahorkai ― :

The contemporary master of the apocalypse -- Susan Sontag

Krasznahorkai throws down a challenge: raise your game or get your coat ... the intensity of his commitment to the art of fiction is indisputable ... exhilarating, even euphoric -- Hari Kunzru

László Krasznahorkai writes prose of breathtaking energy and beauty ... He has elevated the novel form and is to be ranked among the great European novelists -- Colm Toibin

The universality of Krasznahorkai's vision rivals that of Gogol's Dead Souls and far surpasses all the lesser concerns of contemporary writing -- W.G. Sebald