Blameless Non luogo a procedere / Claudio Magris ; translated from the Italian by Anne Milano Appel.

Author/creator Magris, Claudio
Other author Appel, Anne Milano.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2017]
Descriptionxii, 349 pages ; 21 cm.
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Uniform titleNon luogo a procedere. English
SeriesA Margellos world republic of letters book
Abstract Claudio Magris's searing new novel ruthlessly confronts the human obsession with war and its savagery in every age and every country. His tale centers on a man whose maniacal devotion to the creation of a Museum of War involves both a horrible secret and the hope of redemption. Luisa Brooks, his museum's curator, a descendant of victims of Jewish exile and of black slavery, has a complex dilemma: will the collections she exhibits save humanity from repeating its tragic and violent past? Or might the display of articles of war actually valorize and memorialize evil atrocities? In Blameless Magris affirms his mastery of the novel form, interweaving multiple themes and traveling deftly through history. With a multitude of stories, the author investigates individual sorrow, the societal burden of justice aborted, and the ways in which memory and historical evidence are sabotaged or sometimes salvaged.
General noteOriginally published in Italian as: Non luogo a procedere. Milano : Garzanti, ottobre 2015.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016952989
ISBN9780300218480 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0300218486 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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