Kong's Finest Hour

In a world full of devils, the giant ape Kong defends what he loves the most. But who and what is this undomesticated animal? Might it reside within us? As we tread confidently, is this where the earth opens up beneath us? In Kongs Finest Hour, Alexander Kluge explores anew the accessible spaces where Kong dwells within us and in our million-year-old past. The more than two hundred stories contained in this volume form a chronicle of connections that together survey these spaces using diverse perspectives. These include stories about the folds of Kongs nose, the voice of the authors mother, the poet Heinrich von Kleist and Jack the Ripper, the indestructability of the political, and the supercontinent Pangaea that once unified the earth. Dissolving theory into storytelling has been Kluges lifelong pursuit, and this magnificent collection tells stories of people as well of things. First in a series of Kluges Chronicles forthcoming from Seagull Books, Kongs Finest Hour will delight those familiar with his writing as well as introduce readers to the brilliance of one of Germanys greatest living writers.