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Sachs writing, however, aligns most closely to thomas bernhards, particularly in its listenermonologue structure. He was a 2018 nea literature fellow and a 2019 berlin prize fellow. Adam kirsch, tablet ive decided instead to come right out and say of the organs of sense, the debut novel by adam erlich sachs. At its core its a story of a 1666 encounter between a young gottfried leibniz and a blind astronomer who makes the unlikely prediction of a solar eclipse, but its also about the astronomers magical history, as relayed to leibniz. We also post new onlineonly work several times each week and publish books expanding on the. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. In 2018, he was honored as a nea literature fellow and in 2019, as a berlin prize fellow. Adam ehrlich sachs this book is only for people who like joy, absurdity, passion, genius, dry wit, youthful folly, amusing historical arcana, or telescopes.
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