Vertigo (novel)
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| Vertigo | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | W. G. Sebald |
| Original title | Schwindel. Gefühl |
| Translator | Michael Hulse |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Genre(s) | Diary, Memoir |
| Publisher | Eichborn |
| Publication date | 1990 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 298 |
| ISBN | 3821840633 |
| OCLC Number | 23177054 |
Vertigo (German: Schwindel. Gefühle.) is a 1990 novel by the German author W. G. Sebald. In three of its four sections, Sebald weaves together travelogues featuring Stendhal, Franz Kafka and an unnamed narrator who may represent Sebald himself, with the final recounting a visit to Sebald's German hometown of "W."[1][2] The novel functions along with Sebald's subsequent works The Emigrants and The Rings of Saturn as a trilogy.[3]
[edit] Reception
Stephen Moss of The Guardian found the book difficult to characterize, but embraced it critically.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Freeman, John (2000-07-05). "A meditation on four lives and three centuries, Vertigo finds W.G. Sebald in search of lost time". Minneapolis City Pages. http://www.citypages.com/content/printVersion/11746. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- ^ Dillon, Millicent (2000-07-16). "Putting the past in front of him". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2000/07/16/RV75346.DTL&type=printable. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- ^ a b Moss, Stephen (2000-01-20). "Falling for Vertigo". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2000/jan/20/wgsebald. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
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