The Last Days of Mankind by Kraus, Karl - 1974

UsedVeryGood. Signs of wear/scuffs/foxing/inscribing on front/back cover, flyleaf, adhesive near spine, edges, & bind but book is in very good condition. Text is mostly clean & readable.

F. Ungar Pub. Co, 1974. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions.

F. Ungar Pub. Co, 1974. Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Yale University Press, November 2015. Hardcover. Very Good-.

Forgotten Cities Press. Annotated edition. Paperback. Used; Good. Simply Brit – welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there’s something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality. 06/10/2014

Paperback / softback. New.

Frederick Ungar Publishing Co, 1974. Soft cover. Very good/No jacket. Cover and spine are lightly worn along edges. Spine is rubbed Top corners of pages xvii, 3, and 25 are creased. Light ink markings in the margins of pages xii and xiii, but all other pages are clean and unmarked.

LIGHTNING SOURCE INC. New. Special order direct from the distributor

New. Kraus's iconic WWI drama, a satirical indictment of the glory of war, now in English in its entirety for the first time "[A] superb translation."-Bill Marx, Arts Fuse One hundred years after Austrian satirist Karl Kraus began writing his dramatic masterpiece, The Last Days of Mankind remains as powerfully relevant as the day it was first published. Kraus's play enacts the tragic trajectory of the First World War, when mankind raced toward self-destruction by methods of modern warfare while extolling the glory and ignoring the horror of an allegedly "defensive" war. This volume is the first to present a complete English translation of Kraus's towering work, filling a major gap in the availability of Viennese literature from the era of the War to End All Wars. Bertolt Brecht hailed The Last Days as the masterpiece of Viennese modernism. In the apocalyptic drama Kraus constructs a textual collage, blending actual quotations from the Austrian… Read More

Yale University Press, 2015. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Gray cloth, thick octavo. 645 pages, Glossary and index, double page map at end. Translated by Fred Bridgham and Edward Timms. Fine copy in a fine dust jacket. All books shipped in boxes.