The World Goes On

László Krasznahorkai

Original title: Megy a világ

earliest edition we have, 2013 FISCHER, S., 2015 hardcover

In The World Goes On, a narrator first speaks directly, then tells eleven unforgettable stories, and then bids farewell (“for here I would leave this earth and these stars, because I would take nothing with me”). As László Krasznahoraki himself explains: “Each text is about drawing our attention away from this world, speeding our body toward annihilation, and immersing ourselves in a current of thought or a narrative...

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This book in English

Ottilie Mulzet 2 printings we hold · 2017 · Tuskar Rock Press

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Editions we hold

World Goes On edition · 2024 · Norton & Company Limited, W. W. · 9780811237512
World Goes On paperback · 2018 · Tuskar Rock · 9781788160124
The world goes on edition · 2017 · Tuskar Rock Press · 311 pages · 9781788160117
The World Goes On hardcover · 2017 · New Directions · 311 pages · 9780811224192
Die Welt voran hardcover · 2015 · FISCHER, S. · 9783100422217
Megy a világ edition · 2013 · Magvetö · 293 pages · 9789631430783

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