{"product_id":"jakob-von-gunten-new-york-review-books-paperback","title":"Jakob von Gunten","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented as the diary of an inquisitive young student, \u003cem\u003eJakob von Gunten\u003c\/em\u003e follows its narrator through the strange routines of the Benjamenta Institute, a school dedicated to training boys for lives of service. As Jakob records the peculiar rhythms of the institution, its eccentric teachers, and his own shifting ambitions, the novel gradually transforms into a subtle exploration of authority, freedom, identity, and the pleasures of resisting convention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuietly comic, dreamlike, and profoundly original, \u003cem\u003eJakob von Gunten\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the masterpieces of twentieth-century literature. With its deceptively simple prose and gentle absurdity, Robert Walser's novel remains an enduring meditation on individuality, imagination, and the beauty of choosing an unconventional life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Walser (1878–1956) was a Swiss novelist, poet, and master of the short prose form whose work profoundly influenced writers including Franz Kafka, W. G. Sebald, and J. M. Coetzee. Though largely overlooked during his lifetime, he is now regarded as one of the great innovators of modern European literature. \u003cem\u003eJakob von Gunten\u003c\/em\u003e is translated from the German by Christopher Middleton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew York Review Books Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFebruary 28, 1999\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e176\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClassics · Literary Fiction · Translated Fiction · Swiss Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9780940322219\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45188963762358,"sku":"9780940322219","price":23.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9780940322219.jpg?v=1781624512","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/jakob-von-gunten-new-york-review-books-paperback","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}