The Birds in Langfoot's Belfry

By Paul Zech

First English translation of an exotic novel by Paul Zech.

Paul Zech is best known as a representative of German literary movements such as Worker's Poetry and Expressionism. However, his novel Die V?gel des Herrn Langfoot, detailing the adventures of a foot-loose German adventurerin Argentina, shows him equally at home in the medium of prose. Contemporary critics hailed Zech as the first author to capture the exotic flavour of South America; during his exile, he continually explored the country of his asylum in his writings, describing the colourful aspects of South American life and retelling Indian folk tales for a European audience. Nevertheless, this novel failed to make much impact in Germany; first published posthumously inthe 1950s, its author's reputation, established during the first quarter of the century, had been forgotten, and it was not until the 1970s that a resurgence of interest in the work occurred. Elena Odio's translation now makes this important work available in English for the first time.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571130071
• ISBN13: 9781571130075
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.2" x 6.1"