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Half-Truths and One-and-a-Half Truths: Selected Aphorisms

Karl Kraus

"An aphorism never coincides with the truth: it is either a half-truth or one-and-a-half truths," wrote Kraus. The aphorism was "a sub-genre [Kraus] considered the height of linguistic integrity. . . . With the help of notes and introductions by Zohn, the subtlety and archness of Kraus' linguistic gifts shine through."-Peter Filkins, Bloomsbury Review

"Kraus is a superb aphorist."-D. J. Enright, New York Review of Books

Book Details

  • Publisher: University of Chicago Press
  • Publish Date: Aug 15th, 1990
  • Pages: 135
  • Language: English
  • Edition: Univ of Chicago - 0002
  • Dimensions: 7.76in - 5.15in - 0.41in - 0.35lb
  • EAN: 9780226452685
  • Categories: European - German

About the Author

Kraus, Karl: - Karl Kraus (1874-1936) was publisher of the independent Viennese journal Die Fackel.