The Tanners
“Beneath Walser's placid, august prose lies a gnawing ambivalence about the relationship between life and art and between industry and Romanticism. Fans of W. G. Sebald will particularly enjoy Walser's contemplative prose.” (Brendan Driscoll - Booklist)“Originally published in 1907, this is the final novel by the peerless Swiss writer to be translated into English. It's a gorgeous and strange portrait of a family's daily existence—its romances, its feuds—and comes graced with an intro by the late W. G. Sebald. The title may not refer to catching rays, but there won't be a better volume to enjoy while marinating on the beach.” (Time Out New York)“There's a quiet dignity found in Walser's funny, stunning and enigmatic novels.” (John Goldbach - The Globe and Mail)“It glides by like clouds escorted by sunbeams, and it leaves in its wake a series of jaw-dropping scenes.” (Scott Esposito - The Quarterly Conversation)