Notes from Hampstead: The Writer's Notes: 1954-1971

By Elias Canetti

Book Overview

Notes from Hampstead is a map of the late Nobel laureate's thinking, a triumphant compendium of aphoristic, enigmatic, and expository writings covering a characteristically diverse range of subjects.

"Canetti is a meticulous writer, and in reading his notes, one can easily see him hovering over a just formed sentence, pencil in hand, wondering whether to cut or to add or to leave well enough alone." - Publishers Weekly

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374530599
• ISBN13: 9780374530594
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

collection of genius

I bought this book after reading only one notebook entry, browsing in the bookstore aisle. I have never regreted the decision. It's a most fascinating and eclectic collection of thoughts and profound observations. I have never put the book down with the same vision as I picked it up.