num_pages: 288
description: Starusch, a 40-year-old teacher of German and history, undergoes protracted dental treatment in an office where TV is used to distract the patients. Under local anesthesia, the patient projects onto the screen his past and present with the fluidity and visual quality of the movies. A satirical portrait of social confusions. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
language: English
title: Local Anaesthetic
titlecomplete: Local Anaesthetic
genres: Germany, Modern, Nobel Prize, Novels, Literature, German Literature, Classics, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 596
publisher: HarperVia