Klaus Klump

A Man

By: Goncalo M. Tavares, Rhett McNeil (Translator)

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Paperback | 11 September 2014

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The final installment in Gonçalo M. Tavares's "Kingdom" cycle to be translated into English,Klaus Klump: A Man is a harrowing portrait of a man without values, making his way through a world almost as immoral. Klaus takes care of the family business; he doesn't feel fear, hunger, or love. Klaus plays a game, and this game and its object consist of one thing: making money. No matter who you are, Klaus thinks, there is only one thing of importance: to win rather than lose.

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"Gon alo M. Tavares burst onto the Portuguese literary scene armed with an utterly original imagination that broke through all the traditional imaginative boundaries... I've predicted that in thirty years' time, if not before, he will win the Nobel Prize." --Jos Saramago The literature of Gon alo M. Tavares is radical, and does not allow us to remain indifferent. On the contrary, it makes us uncomfortable and hurt. Tavares is a master of the art of shocking the reader. -- Jos Castello, Ipsilon His writing is surreal, fun, poetic, profound, dramatic, a discourse of shock, a small bomb that pushes past the usual boundaries, the standard patterns. -- Giulia Lancini [With] insights and commentaries about destiny, language, peacetime and wartime that culminate in an ironic ending that will prompt readers to question the characters' values and transformations. This is an interesting, albeit challenging work. Publishers Weekly Remarkable. Asymptote Tavares writes simply, starkly, succintly... An impressive work... Complete Review

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