Half-truths And One-and-a-half Truths: Selected Aphorisms
by Karl Kraus
2021-05-27 01:03:14
Half-truths And One-and-a-half Truths: Selected Aphorisms
by Karl Kraus
2021-05-27 01:03:14
"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 introd...
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"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
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