Robert Walser (1878-1956) left school at fourteen and led a wandering, precarious existence while producing poems, essays, stories, and novels. In 1933 he entered an insane asylum - he remained there for the rest of his life - and quit writing. "I am not here to write," he said, "but to be mad."
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The Robber
Afixado por: em outubro 31, 2005 03:41 PM
The moral core of Walser's art is the refusal of power; of domination.... Walser's virtues are those of the most mature, most civilized art. He is a truly wonderful, heartbreaking writer.
Afixado por: em outubro 31, 2005 03:34 PM
If he had a hundred thousand readers, the world would be a better place.