by Karl Kraus · Bompiani · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788845202070
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«Detti e contraddetti» is a collection of aphorisms by Karl Kraus, published by Bompiani in paperback (386 pages, in Italian).
A collection of aphorisms by Karl Kraus (1874-1936), Austrian writer and founder of the satirical magazine Die Fackel. The texts, classified by themes such as eroticism, art or society, condense his critical and polemical view of his era. Kraus argued that the aphorism allows for more incisive writing than the essay.
The edition, edited by Roberto Calasso, belongs to the Tascabili Bompiani collection and reproduces on the cover a portrait of Karl Kraus drawn by Oskar Kokoschka.
A work of interest for readers of satire, aphorisms and contemporary Central European literature.
Karl Kraus was an Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet. He directed his satire at the press, German culture, and German and Austrian politics. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times.
