Night-thoughts of obstetrician Walther Vieneissel on his lost fetus-ideal / translated by Matthew Spencer. Night-thoughts of obstetrician Walther Vieneissel on his lost fetus-ideal / translated by Matthew Spencer.
Summary:
"This collection makes available for the first time two of Jean Paul's weirdest and most remarkable short tales. In 'The Wondrous New Year's Eve Company', on the eve of the new century, a worried older husband receives an unexpected visit from a group of supernatural beings while his wife is out visiting company. The revelation they bring amounts to no less than a vision of the apocalypse. 'The Night-Thoughts of Obstetrician Walther Vierneissel on His Lost Fetus-Ideal' is the written report of an obstetrician as he contemplates human ontogeny and various forms of physical and cultural monstrosity" -- Back cover.
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