The Manhattan Project

Posted on 06 November 2017 by László Krasznahorkai

Internationally celebrated Hungarian novelist L szl Krasznahorkai has been heralded by Susan Sontag as the Hungarian master of the apocalypse and compared favorably to Gogol by W G Sebald A new work by Krasznahorkai is always an event, and The Manhattan Project is no less As part of Krasznahorkai s fellowship at the Dorothy and Lewis B Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library, he has been working on a novella inspired by a reading of Moby Dick Yet, as he follows in Herman Melville s footsteps, a second book alongside the original novella took shape The Manhattan Project is that book.Offering a unique account of a great literary mind at work, Krasznahorkai reveals here the incidences and coincidences that shape his process of writing and creating The Manhattan Project explores the act of creation through the lens of Krasznahorkai s encounter with Melville, and it places this vision alongside the work of others who have crossed Melville s path, both literally and fictionally.Presented alongside Krasznahorkai s text are photographs by Ornan Rotem, which trace the encounters of writers and artists with Melville as they crisscross Manhattan, driven by a hunger to unlock the city s inscrutable ways As Krasznahorkai goes in search of Melville, we journey along with him on the quest for the secret of creativity The Manhattan Project provides a rare understanding of great literature in the making. Free Download The Manhattan Project by László Krasznahorkai For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr A literary diary presented as twelve chance encounters or coincidences alongside a PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY by Ornam Rotem The Manhattan Project is L szl Krasznahorkai s third work produced with Sylph Editions where his text appears in close relationship with a visual artist s work.Previously we had The Bill For Palma Vecchio, at Venice, a single, vertiginous, 14 page sentence addressing Palma Vecchio, a 16th century Venetian painter , and Animalinside, a collaborative eA literary diary presented as twelve chance encounters or coincidences alongside a PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY by Ornam Rotem The Manhattan Project is L szl Krasznahorkai s third work produced with Sylph Editions where his text appears in close relationship with a visual artist s work.Previously we had The Bill For Palma Vecchio, at Venice, a single, vertiginous, 14 page sentence addressing Palma Vecchio, a 16th century Venetian painter , and Animalinside, a collaborative effort, where Krasznahorkai responds with 14 texts to 14 depictions of a strange and ill formed creature made by the renowned German painte...I m a big Krasznahorkai fan This seemed to me forced Taking his year as a Fellow at the New York Public Library and under the literary guise of an obsession with Melville he teamed with photographer Ornan Rotem in an attempt to create a, meaningful experience The mappings of routes traveled, coincidences crossed, artists discovered, never added up to a fulfilled project despite its moments If the name Krasznahorkai were not attached to it I doubt it would stirthan a ripple or two.I wil I m a big Krasznahorkai fan This seemed to me forced Taking his year as a Fellow at the New York Public Library and under the literar...

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06 November 2017

László Krasznahorkai