The Storyteller gathers for the first time the fiction of the legendary critic a
nd philosopher Walter Benjamin, best known for his groundbreaking studies of cul
ture and literature, including Illuminations, One-Way Street and The Arcades Pro
ject. His stories revel in the erotic tensions of city life, cross the threshold
between rational and hallucinatory realms, celebrate the importance of games, a
nd delve into the peculiar relationship between gambling and fortune-telling, an
d explore the themes that defined Benjamin. The novellas, fables, histories, aph
orisms, parables and riddles in this collection are brought to life by the playf
ul imagery of the modernist artist and Bauhaus figure Paul Klee.
