The Dead (Kracht novel)
| Author | Christian Kracht |
|---|---|
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Kiepenheuer & Witsch |
Publication date | 8 September 2016 |
| Publication place | Germany |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | 978-3-462-04554-3 |
Die Toten ("the dead") is a 2016 novel by the Swiss writer Christian Kracht. It is set in the film industry at the end of the Weimar era, and tells the story of a (fictional) Swiss director, Emil Nägeli, and a Japanese government official (Masahiko Amakasu) who try to create a collaboration between German and Japanese cinema.
The narrative is structured like a Noh play with three acts. The language is inspired by the works of Thomas Mann, with many archaic words and expressions.[1][2]
Publication
The book was published on 8 September 2016 through Kiepenheuer & Witsch in Cologne. The cover art for the original German edition features the 1926 painting Night Rain on Shinohashi Bridge by the Japanese print artist Hasui Kawase.[3]
Accolades
The book received the 2016 Swiss Book Prize and the 2016 Hermann-Hesse-Preis.[4] It was nominated for the Bavarian Book Prize.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Stephan, Felix (2016-09-09). "Der fernöstliche Diwan". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ^ Rabe, Jens-Christian (2016-09-08). "Der fernöstliche Diwan". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ^ Kracht, Christian (2016). "Impressum". Die Toten (in German). ISBN 978-3-462-04554-3.
- ^ Bucheli, Roman (2016-11-13). "Christian Kracht erhält den Schweizer Buchpreis". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2016-11-13.
- ^ "Diese Autoren gehen ins Rennen um den Bayrischen Buchpreis". Buchreport (in German). 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2016-11-13.