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Atlas of an Anxious Man
In The Atlas of an Anxious Man, Christoph Ransmayr offers a mesmerizing travel diary—a sprawling tale of earthly wonders seen by a wandering eye. This is an exquisite, lyrically told travel story.
Translated by Simon Pare, this unique account follows Ransmayr across the globe: from the shadow of Java’s volcanoes to the rapids of the Mekong and Danube Rivers, from the drift ice of the Arctic Circle to Himalayan passes, and on to the disenchanted islands of the South Pacific. Ransmayr begins again and again with, “I saw. . .” recounting to the reader the stories of continents, eras, and landscapes of the soul. Like maps, the episodes come together to become a book of the world—one that charts the life and death, happiness and fate of people bound up in images of breathtaking beauty.
“One of the German language’s most gifted young novelists.”—Library Journal, on The Terrors of Ice and Darkness
Translated by Simon Pare, this unique account follows Ransmayr across the globe: from the shadow of Java’s volcanoes to the rapids of the Mekong and Danube Rivers, from the drift ice of the Arctic Circle to Himalayan passes, and on to the disenchanted islands of the South Pacific. Ransmayr begins again and again with, “I saw. . .” recounting to the reader the stories of continents, eras, and landscapes of the soul. Like maps, the episodes come together to become a book of the world—one that charts the life and death, happiness and fate of people bound up in images of breathtaking beauty.
“One of the German language’s most gifted young novelists.”—Library Journal, on The Terrors of Ice and Darkness
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Table of Contents
Far-Off Land
Islas Sala y Gómez, Chile
Territorial
China
Herzfeld
Brazil
The Celestial Bridge
Morocco
Dealth in Seville
Spain
Ghosts
Iceland
A City Extinguished
Greece
On the Edge of the Wilderness
Austria
Attempting to Fly
New Zealand
The Peacock
India
The Attack
Nepal
Air Raid
Bolivia
Wild Beach
Brazil
Man on Riverbank
Austria
The Master of Heroes
Greece
Way oo the Cross
USA
Visit from Afar
Mexico
A Change of Resting-Place
Isla Robinsón, Chile
By-Catch
Ireland
In the Deep
Dominican Caribbean
Queen of the Wild
Brazil
The Handover
Laos
Farewell
Austria
In Space
New Zealand
Teeing off at the North Pole
Russian Arctic
Homecoming
Canada
Current
Cambodia
The Angel’s Work
Czech Republic
In the Forest of Pillars
Turkey
The Beauty of Darkness
Austria
Falling Out of the Night
India
The Pianist
Japan
Fortune and the Pacific Ocean
Chile
The Rules of Paradise
Pitcairn, South Pacific
The Mere Shadow of a Rescue
Mauritius
The Undead
Russia
Visitor to Parliament
Germany
Naked Man in the Shade
Greece
A Shark in the Desert
Yemen
Blood
Austria
Arc of Light
Australia
Second Birthday
Russian Arctic
The Ice God
Ireland
The Preacher
Poland
A Photographer
Dominican Republic
Pacífico, Atlántico
Costa Rica
Love in Vain
Sumatra, Indonesia
White Sunday
Austria
Fisher Girl
Nepal
The Threat
Malaysia
Under Suspicion
South Africa
The Chinese Vase
Chile
Calligraphers
China
Pilgrims
Sri Lanka
Consoler of the Distressed
Austria
The Tenor
Kola Peninsula, Russia
Man without Sun
Ireland
Slow Motion
Costa Rica
The Monitor Hunter
Java, Indonesia
Storm Damage
Austria
Armageddon
Hong Kong, China
The Sheepdog
Turkey
In the Shadow of the Birdman
Easter Island, Chile
Hunting Scenes
Paraguay
The Writer
Tibet
Breaking the Law
Bali, Indonesia
Silent Night
Sri Lanka
Girl in a Winter Storm
Austria
Arrival
Nepal
Islas Sala y Gómez, Chile
Territorial
China
Herzfeld
Brazil
The Celestial Bridge
Morocco
Dealth in Seville
Spain
Ghosts
Iceland
A City Extinguished
Greece
On the Edge of the Wilderness
Austria
Attempting to Fly
New Zealand
The Peacock
India
The Attack
Nepal
Air Raid
Bolivia
Wild Beach
Brazil
Man on Riverbank
Austria
The Master of Heroes
Greece
Way oo the Cross
USA
Visit from Afar
Mexico
A Change of Resting-Place
Isla Robinsón, Chile
By-Catch
Ireland
In the Deep
Dominican Caribbean
Queen of the Wild
Brazil
The Handover
Laos
Farewell
Austria
In Space
New Zealand
Teeing off at the North Pole
Russian Arctic
Homecoming
Canada
Current
Cambodia
The Angel’s Work
Czech Republic
In the Forest of Pillars
Turkey
The Beauty of Darkness
Austria
Falling Out of the Night
India
The Pianist
Japan
Fortune and the Pacific Ocean
Chile
The Rules of Paradise
Pitcairn, South Pacific
The Mere Shadow of a Rescue
Mauritius
The Undead
Russia
Visitor to Parliament
Germany
Naked Man in the Shade
Greece
A Shark in the Desert
Yemen
Blood
Austria
Arc of Light
Australia
Second Birthday
Russian Arctic
The Ice God
Ireland
The Preacher
Poland
A Photographer
Dominican Republic
Pacífico, Atlántico
Costa Rica
Love in Vain
Sumatra, Indonesia
White Sunday
Austria
Fisher Girl
Nepal
The Threat
Malaysia
Under Suspicion
South Africa
The Chinese Vase
Chile
Calligraphers
China
Pilgrims
Sri Lanka
Consoler of the Distressed
Austria
The Tenor
Kola Peninsula, Russia
Man without Sun
Ireland
Slow Motion
Costa Rica
The Monitor Hunter
Java, Indonesia
Storm Damage
Austria
Armageddon
Hong Kong, China
The Sheepdog
Turkey
In the Shadow of the Birdman
Easter Island, Chile
Hunting Scenes
Paraguay
The Writer
Tibet
Breaking the Law
Bali, Indonesia
Silent Night
Sri Lanka
Girl in a Winter Storm
Austria
Arrival
Nepal