Traveler of the Century
by Andrés Neuman
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97%
Critic Reviews: 10
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86%
Reader Ratings: 3
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Synopsis
“Neuman has a gift. No good reader will fail to perceive in his pages something that can only be found in literature of the highest rank, the kind written by true poets who dare to penetrate into the darkness with their eyes open, and who keep them open no matter what . . . The literature of the 21st century will belong to Neuman.” —Roberto BolañoSearching for an inn, the enigmatic traveler Hans stops in a small city on the border between Saxony and Prussia.... more
About Andrés Neuman
- All Critics: 10
- Positive: 10
- Negative: 0
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The Wall Street Journal | 20 Apr 2012
I confess that when I was breathing the rarefied atmosphere of Mr. Neuman's world and wrapped in the intoxicating mists of his characters' ceaseless talk, the novel's length and spaciousness seemed like virtues.
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The Independent | 20 Apr 2012
Whatever one's opinion of such elevated claims, books as stimulating, erudite and humane as this do not come along very often.
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Book Forum | 4 May 2012
Neuman grows increasingly deft in his use of counterpoint techniques and synchronous scenes, which serve at once to widen the book's perspective and to sharpen its focus.
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The Guardian | 21 Jun 2012
The result is a beautiful, accomplished novel: as ambitious as it is generous, as moving as it is smart.
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Words Without Borders
Neuman’s language is much like the story he advances: dense yet timeless.
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The New Republic | 8 Mar 2012
Neuman writes about history and literature and the relation between them with an intelligence that his American contemporaries cannot match... His first book in English must not be his last.
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Publishers Weekly | 23 Jan 2012
...Neuman combines love and intrigue with serious intellectual engagement.
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The L Magazine | 23 May 2012
With this ambitious novel, Neuman obliterates boundaries and presents a masterwork that builds bridges across the continents and eras.
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San Francisco Chronicle | 27 Jun 2012
As we read about these passionate readers, we too can see ourselves strangely transported into Neuman's powerfully imagined century.
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The Roanoke Times | 3 Jun 2012
Neuman faithfully re-creates the historical and intellectual climate of 19th-century Europe...
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