Description: Karl Kraus ranks as one of the greatest twentieth century satirists. This collection features key essay such as 'A Crown for Zion' and 'In These Great Times', a crucial scene from 'The Last Days of Mankind', and a selection of aphorisms. Translated from the German, with an introduction, by Patrick Healy.
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Praise for Patrick Healy's translation of The Last Days of Mankind
'Healy conveys the communal bewilderment and rage in a dazzling vernacular as a chorus of voices reacts to the outbreak of the Great War and the hell it created. [...] It sizzles and flares.' - Eileen Battersby in The Irish Times