Global InformationSeiobo There Below information
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| Author | László Krasznahorkai |
|---|---|
| Original title | Seiobo járt odalent |
| Translator | Ottilie Mulzet |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
| Publisher | Magvető |
Publication date | 2008 |
Published in English | 2013 |
| Pages | 426 |
| ISBN | 9789631426601 |
Seiobo There Below (Hungarian: Seiobo járt odalent) is a 2008 novel by the Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai. It has an episodic narrative which focuses on artists of different times and places, some of which are historical people and some of which are fictional. A thematic link between the episodes can be seen in the Japanese goddess Seiobo who appears in one of the chapters of the novel. The 17 chapters are numbered according to the Fibonacci sequence, beginning with 1 and ending with 2584.
The English translation by Ottilie Mulzet received the Best Translated Book Award in 2014,[1] and the Man Booker International Prize for 2015.[2]
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- ^ Kunzru, Hari (May 20, 2015). "Seiobo There Below by László Krasznahorkai review – an exhilarating experience". The Guardian. Retrieved August 5, 2018.