''Atlas of an Anxious Man'' () is a 2012 book by the Austrian writer

Christoph Ransmayr Christoph Ransmayr (; born 20 March 1954) is an Austrian writer. Life Born in Wels, Upper Austria, Ransmayr grew up in Roitham near Gmunden and the Traunsee. From 1972 to 1978 he studied philosophy and ethnology in Vienna. He worked there as ...

. It consists of 70 texts with impressions from different places in the world, each beginning with the words "I saw". The book was published in English in 2016, translated by Simon Pare.

Reception

Critical response

Gisela von Wysocki of ''

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'' compared the way of writing, with no clear distinction between journalism and fiction, to works by V. S. Naipaul,

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and

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. She wrote that ''Atlas of an Anxious Man'' is a challenging book to read, partially because of the quick changes of location, but also because of the "immaculately worked" and "completely humour free" linguistic style. Wysocki wrote: "A splendid accomplishment, but also a problematic seductive pact. Because not even masterpieces are protected from monotony."

Accolades

* 2013: Brothers Grimm Prize of the City of Hanau * 2014: Fontane-Preis der Stadt Neuruppin * 2015: Prix Jean Monnet de Littérature Européenne * 2015:

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– Non-Fiction

References

External links

English publicity page

German publicity page
{{Christoph Ransmayr 2012 non-fiction books Austrian travel books German-language books Works by Christoph Ransmayr S. Fischer Verlag books