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Mein unbekannter Freund
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My Unknown Friend

And Other Stories
Published by Diogenes as Mein unbekannter Freund
Original Title: Mojprzyjaciel nieznajomy
Not every present given with the best of intentions arouses unmitigated pleasure in the recipient. A live monkey, for example, can cause enormous problems, particularly when it is a diplomatic gift and cannot simply be passed on to the zoo… Chat about the ›Latest Story‹ is one of thirty-seven witty short stories about the element of the absurd in everyday life. A fox and a cockerel appear as figures in a fable, a clergyman makes a deal with the devil, fairy-tale characters are transported into brutal reality. And the richness of the writer's imagination and cryptic humour makes amusing, thought-provoking reading.

General Fiction
192 pages
1999

978-3-257-06221-2
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»Mrożek is a humorist – and his intentions are especially serious. He is a satirist – and he mocks the world in order to improve it. He is a man of the absurd – and he focuses on the nonsensical in order to evoke reason.«
Marcel Reich-Ranicki
»Mrożek's literature is addictive.«
El País, Barcelona
»Mrożek is a humorist – and his intentions are especially serious. He is a satirist – and he mocks the world in order to improve it. He is a man of the absurd – and he focuses on the nonsensical in order to evoke reason.«
Marcel Reich-Ranicki
»Mrożek's literature is addictive.«
El País, Barcelona
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