László KrasznahorkaiLiterary Fiction · Contemporary Literature·b. 1954
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Synopsis
A powerful, surreal novel unfolds in a small Hungarian town as the arrival of a circus, promising to display the world's largest whale, sparks bizarre rumors and fear. Citizens cling to any semblance of order amidst the chaos, from music to fascism. The story follows the hapless Valuska, a pure soul caught between the machinations of the evil Mrs. Eszter and the town's descent into disorder.
How it reads
Prose complexity 10/10