by Robert Walser · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788478443840
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Jakob Von Gunten is a novel by Swiss writer Robert Walser, originally published in German in 1909. The story follows Jakob von Gunten, a young man who decides to enter the Benjamenta Institute, a peculiar school for servants. Through his diary, Jakob describes his life at the school, his classmates, and the unconventional teachings he receives. The novel explores themes such as identity, authority, and the search for meaning in an absurd world.
Robert Walser was a German language Swiss writer. He additionally worked as a copyist, an inventor's assistant, a butler, and in various other low-paying trades. Despite marginal early success in his literary career, the popularity of his work gradually diminished over the second and third decades of the 20th century, making it increasingly difficult for him to support himself through writing. He eventually had a nervous breakdown and spent the remainder of his life in sanatoria.
