Heimito von Doderer. Collected Works in 3 Volumes. Gift Books in a genuine leather binding

Heimito von Doderer. Collected Works in 3 Volumes. Gift Books in a genuine leather binding.

The three‑volume collection of works by the outstanding Austrian classic Heimito von Doderer presents the reader with a sweeping panorama of human destinies against the backdrop of the changing Europe of the 20th century. The author’s subtle psychological insight and masterful command of language allow him to delve deeply into the themes of hidden guilt, existential choice, and inevitable retribution. The novels and short stories included in the publication meticulously recreate the atmosphere of post‑war and pre‑war Vienna, with its tangled social connections and internal crises. The writer’s short prose, filled with irony and profound philosophical reflections, reveals the nature of literary creativity and the mechanisms of human perception. This fundamental publication is rightfully considered a benchmark of modernist prose, immersing the reader in the intellectual world of one of the leading European thinkers of his time.

Contents:
Volume 1.
- A Murder That Everyone Commits
Volume 2.
- Slunian Waterfalls
- Divertissement No. VII. Jericho Trumpets
Volume 3.
- The Circuitous Route
- Illuminated Windows, or the Transformation of the Actual Councilor Julius Cihal into a Man
- Seven Variations on the Theme of Johann Peter Hebel (1760–1826)
- The Torture of Suede Purses
- The Last Adventure
- Under the Black Stars
- New Kratki - Bashik
 - The Foundations and Functions of the Novel