Jean Paul's Biographische Belustigungen unter der Gehirnschale einer Riesin
Summary:
"Narrated as the story's author Jean Paul travels in a carriage about the German countryside and installs himself within the head of a colossal statue, this witty novel combines gothic-horror elements with the love story of Count Lismore and his beloved Adeline in the time of the French Revolution. Included are the book's "satirical appendix", a record of the courtroom proceedings in the case on behalf of the reader contra Jean Paul, concerning his narrative digressions; and the novella "The Obersee Parish Beer Fest, or the Vanity of Others' and One's Own Modesty". Here is a multifarious, uncategorizable volume that showcases Jean Paul in all of his freewheeling, erudite originality. The edition includes a translator's note from Genese Grill, and a note on the text from Empyrean series co-editor Jacob Siefring" -- back cover.
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