A MOUNTAIN TO THE NORTH, A LAKE TO THE SOUTH, PATHS TO THE WEST, A RIVER TO THE EAST (László Krasznahorkai, 2003 / 2022)

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Elegiac, confounding, beautiful, and occasionally, bracingly strange: all of the things that I love about Krasznahorkai's work delivered in a short, taut package, a perfect starting point for someone wanting to dip their toes in the waters of his oeuvre – though if you want to dive off the deep end, start with SATANTANGO, his debut.