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Now that Madeleine has left him for his best friend, Herzog finds himself alone. Sharing a crumbling house with rats, he is a solitary figure, buffeted by a whirlwind of mental activity. Rumors have circulated that his mind has collapsed, but the truth remains uncertain. Locked away for days in the custody of his rambling memories, Herzog scrawls frantic letters which he never mails, his mind buzzing with conundrums and polemics, trapped in a spectacular intellectual labyrinth. Is he crazy, or is he a genius?
Alone in his deteriorating abode, Herzog is consumed by a flurry of mental turmoil. The loss of Madeleine to his closest confidant has left him in a state of solitude, adrift in a decaying home shared with the company of rats. Rumors abound that his once-sharp mind has crumbled, but the true nature of his condition remains elusive.
Immersed in the labyrinth of his own recollections, Herzog spends days on end confined within the custody of his wandering thoughts. In this state of isolation, he feverishly pens letter after letter, never to be sent, his mind abuzz with a cacophony of philosophical quandaries and rhetorical debates. This spectacular intellectual maze raises the question: is Herzog's state one of madness, or of profound genius?
The dissolution of his relationship with Madeleine, who has defected to his closest friend, has left Herzog alone and adrift. Sharing a dilapidated house with the company of rats, he is a solitary figure, consumed by a whirlwind of mental turmoil. Whispers have circulated that his mind has collapsed, but the true nature of his condition remains shrouded in uncertainty.
Locked away for days, Herzog is immersed in the custody of his own rambling memories, scrawling frantic letters that he never mails. His mind buzzes with a cacophony of conundrums and polemics, trapped within a spectacular intellectual labyrinth. The question lingers: is he a man of genius, or has he succumbed to madness?
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publisher | Viking (January 1, 1962) | ||||
language | English | ||||
item_weight | 1.2 pounds | ||||
best_sellers_rank | #2,154,631 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #45,036 in Classic Literature & Fiction | ||||
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