The Feverhead

im a fan of creative/surreal fiction. this books starts slow with a semi amusing vonnegut tone (im not a vonnegut fan) - but it builds momentum and by midpoint its an elevated frenzy of fun.

before you read this book your grandfather will tell you that people are just like animals except animals dont have souls. then you read the feverhead. your grandfather takes a walk to the little grocery store and sees a beetle stuck on its back kicking its legs. he doesnt step on the beetle. but he doesnt turn it over either. such is the power of the feverhead. also if you set a glass of ice on top of the book, it will melt faster than if you set it in the refrigerator. one of my favorite examples of german fever literature. a must for anyone with eyes and a brain.

Wolfgang Bauer is an incredible oddity, the man must be either insane or the purest form of genius. I don't believe this alone. Malcolm Green must feel the same way to have taken the time to translate this complex, hilarious, amazing piece from the well-known (at least in Europe) Austrian playwright. An out of this world journey, The Feverhead will drag you around the world, maybe even to Heaven or Hell. You might even meet ULF! Imagine it...ULF! Weird and Wacky, but extremely compelling, with twists and turns that will keep you at the tip of seat or wherever you read, this book is a treasure. Being the only in print English work of Mr. Bauer, you will feel priviliged and honored to have it in your collection to return to again and again. A book not only to read and own, but maybe even to live by.