The Parable of the Blind

Synopsis

Six Blind Beggars In 16th Century Flanders--a Ragged, Profane, And Irascible Crew--find Themselves Waking To Yet Another Grim Day In The Dark. Today, However, Something Is Different. Today These Men Have An Appointment With A Painter: They Have Been Hired As Models, To Pose For Pieter Bruegel's Grotesque Masterpiece-in-the-making, The Parable Of The Blind. Gert Hofmann ; Translated By Christopher Middleton, With A New Afterword By Michael Hofmann. Translated From The German. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.