After an embarrassing sexual misadventure, the young immigrant Karl Rossmann finds himself "packed off to America" by his parents. Expected to redeem himself in this magical land of opportunity, young Karl is swept up instead in a ...See moreAfter an embarrassing sexual misadventure, the young immigrant Karl Rossmann finds himself "packed off to America" by his parents. Expected to redeem himself in this magical land of opportunity, young Karl is swept up instead in a whirlwind of dizzying reversals, strange escapades, and picaresque adventures.
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