The Illogic of Kassel by Enrique Vila-Matas, Anne McLean, Ann... - 9780099597841

The Illogic of KasselAuthor(s): Enrique Vila-Matas, Anne McLean, Anna Milsom\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom\nImprint: Vintage\nISBN-13: 9780099597841, 978-0099597841\nSynopsis\nA puzzling phone call shatters a writers routine. An enigmatic female voice extends an invitation to take part in Documenta, the legendary contemporary art exhibition held every five years in Kassel, Germany. The writers mission will be to transform himself into a living art installation, by sitting down to write every morning in a Chinese restaurant on the outskirts of town.\n\nOnce in Kassel, the writer is surprised to find himself overcome by good cheer. As he strolls through the city, spurred on by his spontaneous, quirky response to art, he begins to make sense of the wonders that surround him.\n\n'A writer who has no equal in the contemporary landscape of the Spanish novel' \nRoberto Bolao\n\n'Vila-Matas's work made a tremendous impression on me'\nPaul Auster