The Walk

Synopsis

Ranging from one-page fantasies to novella-length studies of everyday existence, the walk reveals the irresistible genius of one of the twentieth century''s greatest writers. Under-appreciated even in his own lifetime, robert walser has nonetheless been recognised by such writers as w. G. Sebald, susan sontag, franz kafka, herman hesse and j. M. Coetzee. Like kafka and sebald, walser wrote about the solitude and unease of human existence. Honest, wry and idiosyncratic, his stories are snapshots of the lives great artists, poor young men, beautiful women and talking animals alike.