Levy Jerry - The Philosopher Stories - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: The dozen stories in this collection chronicle the life of Karl Pringle a wannabe philosopher who had once been enrolled in the graduate Philosophy program at the University of Toronto where he imagined himself as an Ubermensch a Superman derived from the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzche. But he was summarily dismissed from the program after punching out his academic supervisor. Now Karl lives in a decrepit apartment above a butcher shop in Toronto's Kensington Market is unemployed and very much rootless. The stories in The Philosopher Stories follow Karl as he moves from one strange episode to another none of which end well. Although Karl likes to think of himself as an Ubermensch in the bleakest moments following his many mishaps he seems to know better that perhaps he is only fooling himself with his grandiose dreams. That he is nothing more than one of life's rejects an out - and - out failure. Nuanced and multilayered funny and yet achingly sad these stories depict a young man grappling with life's big questions including love finding a place for oneself in an uncaring world morality success and fate.
Title: The Philosopher Stories
Author(s): Levy Jerry
Publisher: Guernica Editions Canada
Barcode: 9781771838757
Pages: 220 Pages
Publication Date: 5/1/2024
Category: Short Stories