Woodcutters

Fiercely observed, often hilarious, and “reminiscent of Ibsen and Strindberg” ( The New York Times Book Review ), this exquisitely controversial novel was initially banned in its author’s homeland.   A searing portrayal of Vienna’s bourgeoisie, it begins with the arrival of an unnamed writer at an ‘artistic dinner’ hosted by a composer and his society wife—a couple he once admired and has come to loathe. The guest of honor, a distinguished actor from the Burgtheater, is late. As the other g