Winner of the 2015 Man Booker International Prize
Beauty, in László Krasznahorkai's new novel, reflects, however
fleeting, the sacred - even if we are mostly unable to bear it.
In _Seiobo There Below_ we see the Japanese goddess Seiobo returning
to mortal realms in search of perfection. An ancient Buddha being
restored; the Italian renaissance painter Perugino managing his
workshop; a Japanese Noh actor rehearsing; a fanatic of Baroque music
lecturing to a handful of old villagers; tourists intruding into the
rituals of Japan's most sacred shrine; a heron as it gracefully hunts
its prey. Told in chapters that sweep us across the world and through
time, covering the furthest reaches of human experience, Krasznahorkai
demands that we pause and ask ourselves these questions: What is
sacred? How do we define beauty? What makes great art endure?
Melancholic and mesmerisingly beautiful, this latest novel by the
author of _Satantango_ shows us how to glimpse the divine through
extraordinary art and human endeavour.
Winner of Best Translated Book of the Year Award 2014
Translated by Ottilie Mulzet
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ISBN
9781782831884
Publisert
2018
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Tuskar Rock
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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