The Story
Set in contemporary times, Baron Wenckheimâs Homecoming tells the story of a Prince Myshkinâlike figure, Baron BĂ©la Wenckheim, who returns at the end of his life to his provincial Hungarian hometown.
Having escaped from his many casino debts in Buenos Aires, where he was living in exile, he longs to be reunited with his high-school sweetheart Marika. Confusions abound, and what follows is an endless storm of gossip, con men, and local politicians, vividly evoking the small townâs alternately drab and absurd existence. All along, the Professorâa world-famous natural scientist who studies mosses and inhabits a bizarre Zen-like shack in a desolate area outside of town?offers long rants and disquisitions on his attempts to immunize himself from thought. Spectacular actions are staged as death and the abyss loom over the unsuspecting townfolk.
Paperback | 576 pages | 5.37" x 8.00"
Description
Set in contemporary times, Baron Wenckheimâs Homecoming tells the story of a Prince Myshkinâlike figure, Baron BĂ©la Wenckheim, who returns at the end of his life to his provincial Hungarian hometown.
Having escaped from his many casino debts in Buenos Aires, where he was living in exile, he longs to be reunited with his high-school sweetheart Marika. Confusions abound, and what follows is an endless storm of gossip, con men, and local politicians, vividly evoking the small townâs alternately drab and absurd existence. All along, the Professorâa world-famous natural scientist who studies mosses and inhabits a bizarre Zen-like shack in a desolate area outside of town?offers long rants and disquisitions on his attempts to immunize himself from thought. Spectacular actions are staged as death and the abyss loom over the unsuspecting townfolk.
Paperback | 576 pages | 5.37" x 8.00"
