Half-Truths and One-and-a-Half Truths: Selected Aphorisms
by Karl Kraus
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"An aphorism never coincides with the truth: it is either a half-truth or one-and-a-half truths," wrote Kraus. The aphorism was "a sub-genre [Kraus] considered the height of linguistic integrity. . . . With the help of notes and introductions by Zohn, the subtlety and archness of Kraus' linguistic gifts shine through."--Peter Filkins, Bloomsbury Review "Kraus is a superb aphorist."--D. J. Enright, New York Review of BooksTags
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- 838.91202 — Literature & rhetoric German & related literatures German miscellaneous writings 1900- 1900-1990 1900-1945 Anecdotes, epigrams, grafitti, jokes, quotations
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- PT2621 .R27 .A29 — Language and Literature German, Dutch and Scandinavian literatures German literature Individual authors or works 1860/70-1960
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