DREI GESCHICHTEN UND EINE BETRACHTUNG

ťBeware the pronouncements of the criticŤ is the warning message of DepthWish in which a promising young painter takes her notices catastrophicallyto heart. In A Battle bystanders want a nonchalant, elegantly dressedchallenger to beat their ugly little local chess matador who has doggedlydefeated them over the years, but what exactly is the newcomer up to withhis breathtaking Napoleonic flair at the chessboard? In Maître Mussard'sBequest a man develops a world view that renders him all too soon - andall too literally - petrified. In Amnesia in Litteris , Patrick Suskind'shilarious and compelling concluding piece, the author recounts a greatforgetting as he browses through his own well-loved library and discovershow few of the books can actually remember. In this exquisite collection,Patrick Suskind's genius for unmasking self-deception and dramatisinghuman obsession is once again beautifully demonstrated.