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320 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811215046
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 17 June 2002
Description
A powerful, surreal novel, in the tradition of Gogol, about the chaotic events surrounding the arrival of a circus in a small Hungarian town. The Melancholy of Resistance, Laszlo Krasznahorkai's magisterial, surreal novel, depicts a chain of myste...
Community Reviews Summary of 353 reviews
Moods
dark 79%
reflective 58%
mysterious 53%
tense 33%
sad 25%
funny 23%
emotional 15%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
Pace
medium 22%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 7%Strong character development?
No: 37% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 40% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 48% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 15% | N/A: 7%Average rating
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320 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811215046
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 17 June 2002
Description
A powerful, surreal novel, in the tradition of Gogol, about the chaotic events surrounding the arrival of a circus in a small Hungarian town. The Melancholy of Resistance, Laszlo Krasznahorkai's magisterial, surreal novel, depicts a chain of myste...
Community Reviews Summary of 353 reviews
Moods
dark 79%
reflective 58%
mysterious 53%
tense 33%
sad 25%
funny 23%
emotional 15%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
Pace
medium 22%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 7%Strong character development?
No: 37% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 40% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 48% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 15% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.