Bookworm
A Celebration of the Work of Swiss Writer Robert Walser
A tribute to the great (and virtually unknown) Swiss writer Robert Walser, who influenced Kafka and inspired Hermann Hesse. Writers Susan Bernofsky, Deborah Eisenberg and Wayne Koestenbaum read, discuss and worship Walser, a writer who is like a mouse that roared—small and fragile but out-of-this-world outrageous
By Michael Silverblatt • • 30m ListenWith Susan Bernofsky, translator of The Assistant (New Directions), Deborah Eisenberg and Wayne Koestenbaum
The great (and virtually unknown) Swiss writer Robert Walser influenced Kafka and inspired Hermann Hesse. In this tribute, three writers read, discuss and worship Walser, a writer who is like a mouse that roared—small and fragile but out-of-this-world outrageous
Banner image: Robert Walser in the 1890's