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The Tanners, Robert Walser's amazing 1907 novel of twenty chapters, is now presented in English for the very first time, by the award-winning translator Susan Bernofsky. Three brothers and a sister comprise the Tanner family--Simon, Kaspar, Klaus, and Hedwig: their wanderings,... Read Full Overview

The protagonist, Simon Donner, never stops roaming the world, meeting and separating from his siblings. His life is always filled with utopian fantasies, and in the modern world, where people generally pursue their personal and professional development, Simon Donner, the outsider... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Eines Morgens trat ein junger, knabenhafter Mann bei einem Buchh?ndler ein und bat, da man ihn dem Prinzipal vorstellen m?ge. Man tat, was er w?nschte. Der Buchh?ndler, ein alter Mann von sehr ehrw?rdigem Aussehen, sah den etwas sch?chtern vor ihm Stehenden scharf an und forderte... Read Full Overview

Geschwister Tanner, wurde als ein Hauptwerk in der gesamten Menschheitsgeschichte anerkannt, und wir haben Vorkehrungen getroffen, um seine Bewahrung zu gew?hrleisten, indem wir dieses Buch in moderner Weise f?r gegenw?rtige und zuk?nftige Generationen neu herausgeben. Dieses... Read Full Overview