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grew hu ge e nough to encompas a whole people without los in g its
base in a few ; it became "some th ing sacred tha t goes on , a nd on ,
de pite the uni versal fe as t o f dea th it flowe rs in. "
H a ving res isted the tempta tion to wr ite a n accou nt , or ind ict–
ment , Pa u l Wes t has writte n instead a novel, hi s n inth , tha t neve r
forge ts la nguage a nd the se nsib il ity it issues from as the real protago–
ni st. The ri chnes o f Wes t's prose is the real wealth he re, and it is,
like Sta uflc nbe rg's hour , loaded with a ll the treasure o f a "trua nt
mind ."
The Very Rich Hours oj Count von Stauilenberg
is a treasury of
cade nces, images, a nd d ic ti ons tha t bes peak the vita l qua lity of the
book's cha rac te r a nd the mas te ry of its a uthor.
RONALD CHRIST
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