French embassy -- At no time -- Gulls -- The fleeting guest -- In the voice of the old lady -- Belvedere -- A losing battle -- Algebra -- First semester -- Heavy water -- The auction -- Good sea -- Return -- Through the fresh greenery -- Sunday shift -- Doves and wolves -- Vantage point -- The new song -- Crossing the mountain pass -- Nowhere near Milan -- White chrysanthemums -- Chrigina -- Alms -- The untired sleepers.
Summary:
"A member of the Gruppe 47 writers' group which sought to renew German-language literature after World War II, Ilse Aichinger (1921-2016) achieved great acclaim as a writer of fiction, poetry, prose, and radio drama. The vignettes in At No Time each begin in recognizable situations, often set in Vienna or other Austrian cities, but immediately swerve into bizarre encounters, supernatural or fantastical situations. Precisely drawn yet disturbingly skewed, they are both naturalistic and disjointed, like the finest surrealist paintings. Created to be experienced on the page or on the radio rather than the stage, they echo the magic realism of her short stories. Even though they frequently take a dark turn, they remain full of humor, agility, and poetic freedom." -- From the publisher's website.
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