FICTION
MALINA
A Novel
Ingeborg Bachmanntranslated by Philip Boehm
The narrator of Ingeborg Bachmann's stunning novel, Malina, tells the story of the triangle that forms between herself, the shadowy Malina, and Ivan, the man with whom she is involved. Plunging toward its riveting finale, Malina lays bare the struggle for love and the limits of discourse between women and men. A masterpiece of contemporary fiction, Malina has been translated into ten languages.
"Ingeborg Bachmann's intense, mesmerizing novel [is] enigmatic, yet piercing in its insight....Bachmann carries her readers to the very brink of meaning and expression in this courageous and important novel, which is equal to the best of Virgina Woolf and Samuel Beckett."
—New York Times Book Review
"Malina, a magnificently orchestrated book, ranks with the best of contempoarary European fiction."
—Walter Abish
Ingeborg Bachmann has been recognized as a significant influence on such writers as Günter Grass, Max Frisch, Christa Wolf, and Peter Handke. Her many awards include the prestigious Georg Buchner prize. In addition to one novel and two short story collections, her work includes major poetry collections, essays, and radio plays. Bachmann died in 1973 at the age of 47.
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