Summary
Destruction and Sorrow Beneath the Heavens (Hungarian: Rombolás és bánat az Ég alatt) is a 2004 book by the Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai. The narrator, László Stein, travels in China in search of examples of classical Chinese culture and understanding how contemporary Chinese society relates to it. An English translation by Ottilie Mulzet was published in 2016.
 First edition cover (Hungary) | |
| Author | László Krasznahorkai |
|---|---|
| Original title | Rombolás és bánat az Ég alatt |
| Translator | Ottilie Mulzet |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
| Publisher | Magvető |
Publication date | January 2004 |
Published in English | 2016 |
| Pages | 312 |
| ISBN | 9789631423785 |
Reception edit
In the Los Angeles Review of Books, Michael LaPointe wrote that "Krasznahorkai channels the works of W.G. Sebald, who saw ashes on every attraction, and — unexpectedly — the novels of Michel Houellebecq, which trace the extension of the domain of the market into the sacred realms of human experience".[1] Publishers Weekly called the book an "occasionally frustrating yet often dazzling travel memoir".[2]
References edit
- ^ LaPointe, Michael (2016-02-11). "The Armageddon of New China". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
- ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Destruction and Sorrow Beneath the Heavens by László Krasznahorkai". Publishers Weekly. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
External links edit
- Hungarian publicity page (in Hungarian)
- English-language publicity page