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Do I need to read any of his other works first? Or am I fine starting with this book?

>> No.17224753

I remember reading an interview where Krazhnahorkai said Baron Wenkheim's Homecoming was the last book in his "trilogy" with the other two being Satantango and The Melancholy of Resistance. I'm sure it stands on his own merit, but the author wanted it to be read within the context of his other works.

>> No.17224768

>>17224337
Yes. No.
You should read Satantango, Melancholy of Resistance, War & War and then this one.

>> No.17224782

You can just read it. LK is one of my favorite authors, I read melancholy, Satantango, and war & war beforehand but I don’t think I had to.

>> No.17225439

>>17224753
From what I understand, BWH isn't really part of a "trilogy" it's just the book he was trying to right from the start. He said he wasn't satisfied with Satantango, so he wrote Melancholy of Resistance, he wasn't satisfied with that either so he wrote War and War, again he wasn't satisfied. He said he only ever meant to write one book, and considers BWH to be that one book.

>> No.17225447

>>17225439
>the book he was trying to right from the start.
Whoops, I definitely meant "write."