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The Illogic of Kassel

The Illogic of Kassel

Author(s): Enrique Vila-Matas

Location(s): Kassel

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): 2012

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A puzzling phone call shatters a writer’s routine. An enigmatic female voice extends an invitation to take part in Documenta, the legendary contemporary art exhibition held every five years in Kassel, Germany. The writer’s mission will be to transform himself into a living art installation, by sitting down to write every morning in a Chinese restaurant on the outskirts of town.

Once in Kassel, the writer is surprised to find himself overcome by good cheer. As he strolls through the city, spurred on by his spontaneous, quirky response to art, he begins to make sense of the wonders that surround him.

 

 

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Author: tripfiction

3.5* I was looking forward to reading this novel, novella almost, because I had spent a month working at the German Wallpaper Museum (definitely worth a visit!), in Kassel and also visited the Documenta...

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