Moos - Softcover

Klaus Modick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3499159074 ISBN 13: 9783499159077

Publisher: Rowohlt Tb.,

Synopsis

An aging botanist withdraws to the seclusion of his family's vacation home in the German countryside. In his final days, he realizes that his life's work of scientific classification has led him astray from the hidden secrets of the natural world. As his body slows and his mind expands, he recalls his family's escape from budding fascism in Germany, his father's need to prune and control, and his tender moments with first loves. But as his disintegration into moss begins, his fascination with botany culminates in a profound understanding of life's meaning and his own mortality.Visionary and poetic, Moss explores our fundamental human desires for both transcendence and connection and serves as a testament to our tenuous and intimate relationship with nature.Klaus Modick is an award-winning author and translator who has published over a dozen novels as well as short stories, essays, and poetry. His translations into German include work by William Goldman, William Gaddis, and Victor LaValle, and he has taught at Dartmouth College, Middlebury College, and several other universities in the United States, Japan, and Germany. Moss , Modick's debut novel, is his first book to be published in English. He lives in Oldenburg, Germany.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowohlt Tb.,
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3499159074
• ISBN 13: 9783499159077
• Binding: Paperback