USA Africa Dialogue Series - Seiobo There Below: László Krasznahorkai (Author), Ottilie Mulzet (Translator)

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Pub Date: Tuesday, September 24th, 2013

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Seiobo There Below

FICTION

László Krasznahorkai
translated by Ottilie Mulzet

The latest novel from "the contemporary Hungarian master of the apocalypse" (Susan Sontag)

Pub Date: Tuesday, September 24th, 2013

Beauty, in László Krasznahorkai's new novel, reflects, however fleeting, the sacred — even if we are mostly unable to bear it.

In Seiobo There Below we see the goddess Seiobo returning to mortal realms in search of perfection. An ancient Buddha being restored; Perugino managing his workshop; a Japanese Noh actor rehearsing; a fanatic of Baroque music lecturing to a handful of old villagers; tourists intruding into the rituals of Japan's most sacred shrine; a heron hunting.… Seiobo overs over it all, watching closely.

Melancholic and brilliant, Seiobo There Below urges us to treasure the concentration that goes into the perception of great art, leading us to re-examine our connection to immanence. 

Cover design by Paul Sahre

László Krasznahorkai

László Krasznahorkai is a contemporary Hungarian author whose works have been translated into many languages.

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