On democracy, memory and Central Europe

The anthology covers half a century of essayistic writings by Magris, from the legendary “Hapsburg Myth in Austrian modern literature” (1963) to “Secrets and non‑secrets” (2014). The co‑author of the selection and translator Joanna Ugniewska grouped the texts into thematic blocks, presenting material which is extremely rich, but also astonishingly homogenous, focusing around a number of key concepts: law, secularism, memory, identity, borderlands, the Habsburg myth. Eighth volume of the series Library of Central Europe, edited by Jack Purchla.