The Maimed - Hermann Ungar

The Maimed by Hermann Ungar / ISBN 9788086264134 / 220-page paperback with flaps from Twisted Spoon Press (in their old deluxe style with nice textured cover) *** "The Maimed takes us to a bizarre interwar Prague populated by petty bureaucrats who are all unraveling inside." -- The Prague Post "David Lynch and Patrick McCabe fans will fall right into this marvelously dark and psychotically twisted tale." -- The New Pages "The Maimed is a great work. Subtly written, well-constructed. Kudos to Kevin Blahut for an excellent translation." -- Christopher Lord The Maimed is set in Prague and relates the story of a highly neurotic, socially inept bank clerk who is eventually forced to have sexual relations with his widowed landlady. At the same time he must witness the steady physical and mental deterioration of his lifelong friend who is suffering from an unnamed disease. Part psychological farce, Ungar tells a dark, ironic tale of chaos overtaking one's meticulously ordered life. Having die