Speaking to the Rose: Writings, 1912-1932

by Robert Walser

The Swiss writer of whom Hermann Hesse famously declared, "If he had a hundred thousand readers, the world would be a better place," Robert Walser (1878-1956) is only now finding an audience among English-speaking readers commensurate with his merits-if not with his self-image. After a wandering, precarious life during which he produced poems, essays, stories, and novels, Walser entered an insane asylum, saying, "I am not here to write, but to be...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803298331
• ISBN13: 9780803298330
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Bison
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"