- Paperback: 1 pages
- Publisher: Bloomsbury UK; New edition edition (Mar 31 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0747556415
- ISBN-13: 978-0747556411
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 1.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 141 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #553,162 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"A tour de force… entirely delightful” -- Evening Standard
‘A tour de force… entirely delightful’ -- Evening Standard
‘An original… a delight to read’ -- The Times
‘Outstanding… brimming with humanity and humour’ -- Glasgow Herald
‘Russell Hoban is one of out Greatest, timeless novelists’ -- The Times
“An original… a delight to read” -- The Times
“No matter how far Hobans imagination goes, his books are always convincing, beautifully written and charged with narrative momentum” -- Observer
“Outstanding…brimming with humanity and humour” -- Glasgow Herald
“Russell Hoban is our Ur-novelist, a maverick voice that is like no other” -- Sunday Telegraph
‘A tour de force… entirely delightful’ -- Evening Standard
‘An original… a delight to read’ -- The Times
‘Outstanding… brimming with humanity and humour’ -- Glasgow Herald
‘Russell Hoban is one of out Greatest, timeless novelists’ -- The Times
“An original… a delight to read” -- The Times
“No matter how far Hobans imagination goes, his books are always convincing, beautifully written and charged with narrative momentum” -- Observer
“Outstanding…brimming with humanity and humour” -- Glasgow Herald
“Russell Hoban is our Ur-novelist, a maverick voice that is like no other” -- Sunday Telegraph
Book Description
Kleinzeit. In Germany that means “hero” . Or “smalltime”. It depends on who you ask.
On a day like any other, Klinzeit gets fired. Hours later he finds himself in hospital with a pair of adventurous pyjamas and a recurring geometrical pain. Here he falls instantly in love with a beautiful nurse called Sister. And together they are pitched headlong into a wild and flickering world of mystery…
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A hugely imaginative and amusing odyssey, Jan 27 2012
By Stealer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Kleinzeit (Paperback)
Russell Hoban, who died just recently, was without question one of the most imaginative fiction writers of the 20th century, and while it is his 4th adult novel (and his crowning masterpiece) "Riddley Walker" that is most often cited as his best work, it is all too easy to overlook his previous magical, magnificent novels, which is why I wanted to stake a claim for the lesser know "Kleinzeit" as his most enjoyable novel, bringing together (as it does) his gift for storytelling, his fabulous playfulness with language and ideas, his wonderful facility with visual and literal puns, all set in his unique re-imagining of London. For anyone who has read "Kleinzeit", travel on the London Underground (Subway) will never be the same again! It you've heard about this fantastic writer but are daunted at the thought of dealing with the strange, made-up language of "Riddley Walker", try this first. I guarantee that, if you like your literary fiction on the rare side, then you'll be hooked for life.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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outstanding, Aug 31 2010
By Bret Moore - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Kleinzeit (Hardcover)
This is simply a great novel. A good, quick read, but heavy and rich like a delicious cake. So many layers and interesting nuance. And the language is great, a little "British" here and there but nothing too bad. I think Hoban's themes are pretty constant, and this book follows those pretty well, but it really is fantastic. Loved this one.
4 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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A smalltime Hero, Dec 3 1997
By reeves.76@osu.edu - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Kleinzeit (Hardcover)
Quite simply the best, most mysterious, other-wordly book I've read. And re-read. Times 4. Kleinzeit, protagonist and smalltime Hero, lives in a numinous universe populated by characters such as Sky, Hospital, Bed, Death, etc. Excellent.
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