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Overview"The perfect book for paranoid times, “I” introduces us to W, a mere hanger-on in East Berlin’s postmodern underground literary scene. All is not as it appears, though, as W is actually a Stasi informant who reports to the mercurial David Bowie look-alike Major Feuerbach. But are political secrets all that W is seeking in the underground labyrinth of Berlin? In fact, what W really desires are his own lost memories, the self undone by surveillance: his ""I."" First published in Germany in 1993 and hailed as an instant classic, “I” is a black comedy about state power and the seductions of surveillance. Its penetrating vision seems especially relevant today in our world of cameras on every train, bus, and corner. This is an engrossing read, available now for the first time in English. “[Hilbig writes as] Edgar Allan Poe could have written if he had been born in Communist East Germany.”—Los Angeles Review of Books" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Wolfgang Hilbig , Isabel Fargo ColePublisher: Seagull Books London Ltd Imprint: Seagull Books London Ltd ISBN: 9780857427151ISBN 10: 0857427156 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 15 September 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationWolfgang Hilbig (1941-2007) was a German writer who was awarded the Georg B chner Prize for his life's work. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |