by Karl Kraus · Suhrkamp · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783518378120
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«Die Chinesische Mauer» is a collection of satirical essays by the Austrian writer Karl Kraus, published by Suhrkamp in paperback (336 pages, in German).
It brings together essays in which Karl Kraus examines with irony the politics, society, culture and language of his time. His critique of human nature, morality and the power of words portrays the hypocrisy and corruption of Viennese society, and still retains much of its force as satire.
It is the second volume in the series Schriften in den suhrkamp taschenbüchern, edited by Christian Wagenknecht; the paperback edition dates from 1987.
Aimed at readers of German literature and those interested in the social satire of the early twentieth century.
Karl Kraus was an Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet. He directed his satire at the press, German culture, and German and Austrian politics. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times.
