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Robert Menasse

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Robert Menasse

Born in 1954 in Vienna, Robert Menasse studied German language and literature, philosophy and political science in Vienna, Salzburg, and Messina. Today he lives in Vienna and Amsterdam and works as a novelist and essayist. His works include Die Zerstörung der Welt als Wille und Vorstellung, 2006; Das war Österreich, 2005; Die Vertreibung aus der Hölle, 2001; Die letzte Märchenprinzessin, 1997; Schubumkehr, 1995; Phänomenologie der Entgeisterung, 1995; Selige Zeiten, brüchige Welt, 1991; and Sinnliche Gewißheit, 1988.

Articles by Robert Menasse

Eternal Youth

By Robert Menasse

My father was horrified when I told him that I was getting married and that the date and place were already set. He shook his head with his typical facial expression, a mixture of repugnance, incomprehension…

Translated from German by Ross Benjamin

The End of Amsterdam’s Hunger Winter

By Robert Menasse

“The ape brought us the food,” Father said and added, after a pause, “and a book.” This was followed, as always, by another pause, a longer one to let the opening sink in. “This…

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Robert Menasse

Robert Menasse

Articles by Robert Menasse

Eternal Youth

The End of Amsterdam’s Hunger Winter