The Sufferings of Prince Sternenhoch
A Grotesque Tale of Horror
Price for Eshop: 290 Kč (€ 11.2)
VAT 10% included
New
English
Expected delivery time 14-30 days
Book information
Twisted Spoon Press
Czech Republic
2008
Paperback
243
Standard
223121
978-80-86264-33-2
80-86264-33-5
Annotation
The Sufferings of Prince Sternenhoch is the apotheosis of Klíma's philosophy. In a series of journal entries, the novel chronicles the descent into madness of Prince Sternenhoch, the German Empire's foremost aristocrat and favorite of the Kaiser. Having become the "lowliest worm" at the hands of his deceased wife Helga, the Queen of Hells, Sternenhoch eventually attains an ultimate state of bliss and salvation through the most grotesque form of perversion. Klíma explores here the paradoxical nature of pure spirituality with a humor that is as darkly comical as it is obscene. This volume, the first of Klíma's work to appear in English translation, also includes his notorious essay "My Autobiography."
Ask question
You can ask us about this book and we'll send an answer to your e-mail.
Write new comment