The Kraus Project by Jonathan Franzen
Jonathan Franzen's latest is a collection of translated works by an early 20th century Viennese satirist, Karl Kraus. I'm happy that the timing worked out that I could pick up a copy in Vienna. In this book, Franzen compares Kraus's criticisms of technology and culture in Vienna to Franzen's criticisms of American technology and culture today.
I was inside Shakespeare and Company for only a couple minutes. I knew what I was looking for, and it was front and center. I could tell that it had a good selection of English language books. In the center were some of the latest big releases, and I also saw plenty of books about Viennese and Austrian history.
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