Schattenfroh

<p><b>An intricate, metaphysical, ambitious “psychogeography of the self” that both disrupts and elevates the 21st century vision of the novel.</b></p> <p>Our narrator is held in complete darkness and isolation. His endless thoughts are turned into the book we are reading—<i>Schattenfroh—</i>directed by none other than the narrator’s mysterious jailer by the same name. Undulating through explorations of Renaissance art, the German reformation, time-defying esoterica, the printing process in the 16th century, Kabbalistic mysticism, and beyond, <i>Schattenfroh</i> is a remarkable book that, in turn, asks the remarkable of its readers. </p><p>Interruptions, breaks, and annotations both buoy and deceive, and endless historical references, literary allusions, and wordplay construct a baroque, encyclopedic quest. <i>Schattenfroh</i>’s publication in English marks a seminal moment in the history of the literary form.</p>