by Robert Walser · DEBOLSILLO · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788490323069
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Jakob von Gunten is the third novel by Robert Walser, published in 1909. The story focuses on a young man who decides to enter the Benjamenta Institute, a peculiar school for servants. Through Jakob's diary, the reader delves into the secrets and mysteries of the institute, making it a memorable setting in 20th-century literature. The novel explores themes of identity, social class, and the search for meaning in an oppressive environment.
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.
