Maybe This Time

Maybe This Time

by Alois Hotschnig (Author), TessLewis (Translator)

Synopsis

A spellbinding short story collection by one of Austria's most critically acclaimed authors. A man becomes obsessed with observing his neighbours. A large family gathers for Christmas only to wait for the one member who never turns up. An old woman lures a man into her house where he finds dolls resembling himself as a boy. Mesmerizing and haunting stories about loss of identity in the modern world. ------- Why Peirene chose to publish this book: 'I love Kafka and here we have a Kafkaesque sense of alienation - not to mention narrative experiments galore! Outwardly normal events slip into drama before they tip into horror. These oblique tales exert a fascinating hold over the reader.' Meike Ziervogel, Publisher

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 110
Publisher: Peirene Press Ltd
Published: 17 Aug 2011

ISBN 10: 0956284051
ISBN 13: 9780956284051

Media Reviews
'Clever and enticing.' Alexander Starritt, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT ------- 'Not since Julio Cortazar's game of Hopscotch ... has an author so daringly undertaken to challenge the reader.' Amanda Hopkinson, INDEPENDENT ------- 'It is ... very refreshing to be confronted by stories which so firmly refuse to yield to conventional interpretation.' Nicholas Lezard, GUARDIAN ------- 'This award-winning collection by the Austrian writer Alois Hotschnig drew comparisons with Kafka. But Hotschnig's quietly terrifying voice is all his own.' Jane Shilling, DAILY MAIL ------- 'Intriguing and powerful.' Pam Norfolk, LANCASHIRE EVENING POST
Author Bio
Alois Hotschnig, born in 1959, is one of Austria's most critically acclaimed authors, eliciting comparison with Franz Kafka and Thomas Bernhard. He has written novels, short stories and plays. His books have won major Austrian and International honours, such as the Italo-Svevo award and the Erich-Fried nomination. Maybe This Time was first published in German in 2006.