Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming by Laszlo Krasznahorkai Holiday assumed to be dead by

assumed to be dead by almost all who once cared about him

Can you handle the ride

where the lines are being drawn for the final battle—a titanic clash that will shake the foundations of the world and bear witness to the true fury of the gods

” ―Alix E

Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming by Laszlo Krasznahorkai Holiday assumed to be dead bySet in contemporary times, Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming tells the story of a Prince Myshkin like figure, Baron Bla Wenckheim, who returns at the end of his life to his provincial Hungarian hometown. Having escaped from his many casino debts in Buenos Aires, where he was living in exile, he longs to be reunited with his high school sweetheart Marika. Confusions abound, and what follows is an endless storm of gossip, con men, and local politicians,