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The Other Side (Dedalus European Classics)

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The Other Side tells of a dream kingdom which becomes a nightmare, of a journey to Pearl, a mysterious city created deep in Asia, which is also a journey to the depths of the subconcious, or as Kubin himself called it, 'a sort of Baedeker for those lands which are half known to us'. Written in 1908, and more or less half way between Meyrink and Kafka, it was greeted with wild enthusiasm by the artists and writers of the Expressionist generation. ' Expressionist illustrator Kubin wrote this fascinating curio, his only literary work in 1908. A town named Pearl, assembled and presided over by the aptly named Patera, is the setting for his hallucinatory vision of a society founded on instinct over reason. Culminating apocalyptically - plagues of insects, mountains of corpses and orgies in the street - it is worth reading for its dizzying surrealism alone. Though ostensibly a gothic macabre fantasy, it is tempting to read The Other Side as a satire on the reactionary, idealist utopianism evident in German thought in the early twentieth century, highly prescient in its gloom, given later developments. The language often suggests Nietsche. The inevitable collapse of Patera's creation is lent added horror by hindsight. Kubin's depiction of absurd bureaucracy is strongly reminiscent of Kafka's The Trial, and his flawed utopia, situated next to a settlement of supposed savages, brings to mind Huxley's Brave New World; it precedes both novels, and this superb new translation could demonstrate its influence on subsequent modern literature.' Kieron Pim in Time Out It will appeal to fans of Mervyn Peake and readers who like the darkly decadent, the fantastic and the grotesque in their reading. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dedalus Limited


Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 1, 2014


Edition ‏ : ‎ 2nd


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 249 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1910213039


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 32


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 1 x 7.25 inches


Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 - 9


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    • Apocalyptic Classic
Kubin walks us through a dream realm of clashing unrealities and points towards an Eastern sense of detachment as a means of escaping the disaster of the dream realm. A prophetic work that outlined the catastrophe that eventually engulfed mitteleuropa during the First World War. The haunting visions characteristic of Kubin's drawings find a home in his captivating prose. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2015 by Todd Myers
    • Excellent read!
Very Poe like in atmosphere. Genuinely creepy. Very well written and harrowing. A warning. The last third of this book is VERY graphic, powerful and will have you getting several WTF? Moments!
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2015 by debra ann haines
    • This is the novel of Unutopia. It was well ...
This is the novel of Unutopia. It was well developed until the last chapter which seemed to be a re-written Book of Revelations. It was worth reading, but I started skimming toward the end.
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2015 by Idphotodoc
    • Weird book, not enough explanation
This has got to be one of the strangest books I have ever read. It starts off with the narrator being approached by a messenger who informs him that an old classmate has started his own community called the Dream Realm. He is eager to go but his wife has some reservations and has to be talked into it. Once they pass through the gates of the Dream Realm, in an obvious moment of foreshadowing, our protagonist's wife experiences a feeling of dread pass over her. The next part of the book describes the Dream Realm and its peculiarities. It is a place where the sun never shines and the sky is always cloudy and gray. Eventually the author notices that everyone seems to be under some kind of spell. Further descriptions make it seem as though Claus Patera, the founder and master of the city, has a telepathic connection with all the residents and exercises some kind of mind control over them. At this point I was intrigued by the many mysterious aspects of the Dream Realm and couldn't wait to get to the end and figure out what was behind all of it. The last part of the book gets really weird. A bunch of animals run loose through the city, driving everyone out of their homes. Just about every building starts to crumble and decay. Everyone suddenly starts acting crazy. The last few chapters are filled with lots of WTF moments. The one thing I didn't like much about this book is that I felt like a lot of questions went unanswered. There's all this weird stuff going on in the city, but you never find out exactly how it came to be. Why is the city always dull and gray? How did Claus Patera come to possess his supernatural powers, and why did he decide to use buildings associated with traumatic events to build his kingdom? I was hoping I would get to find out by the end of the book, but a lot of these questions weren't answered to my satisfaction. You just have this really weird book, and it's not fully explained. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2017 by The_May_Queen
    • Five Stars
I have a weekness for horror.
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2015 by Alice R. Rogers
    • maybe the most mysterious book ever written
A man is visited by a person who is referring to an old schoolmate of the man, who in turn wants the man to come and live with him in his town in the middle of nowhere but with a good salary. As it turns out this town is built up by old houses that have been transported from Europe and other places, seemingly handpicked to give the town its special "atmosphere". It is this "atmosphere" which really constitutes the essence of the book and it is hard to describe in few words. Reading the book, I was spellbound from the beginning to the end as if I was reading something deeply essential and yet elusive and hard to pin down. The book isn't "artsy-fartsy" - don't get me wrong - there is something genuine here and a description of a panic-feeling, for instance, is absolutely correct (which is seldom the case in other books). This is the only novel Alfred Kubin wrote and he was hesitant in publishing it. We can be grateful that he did for, as it stands, it is probably the most mysterious book ever written, reminiscent of both Meyrink and Hoffman yet still genuinely unique. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2011 by Karl Ericsson
    • Everyone will love this book (when they discover it exists)
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Fans and followers of Alfred Kubin, rejoice: The Other Side is a highly enjoyable evening read. I've shared my own copy throughout the years with several grateful friends, including a seventy-year old lady and a college student in his twenties... and this was everyone's "old favorite". Hand-drawn illustrations (by the author) lend the novelette real charm and intimacy. Kubin's story intrigues, is paced evenly, and -unlike many late nineteenth century literary efforts- is lightly handled. Oh yes, and its odd, subtly weird and amusingly fantastical... without being too, too cerebral. To my knowledge this is the only illustrated edition of the Die Andere Seite available in English translation. So read it first, then share the wealth. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2013 by Some Guy Some Guy

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