The Schreuderspitze (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Mark Helprin
- First Published: 1977
- Type of Plot: Fable
- Time of Work: The twentieth century
- Setting: Munich and the German Alps
- Principal Characters: Wallich, Wallich's wife and son, Franzen
- Genres: Fable, Short fiction
- Subjects: Accidents, Death or dying, Photography or photographers, Mountain life, Heroes or heroism, Bereavement or grief, Happiness, Mountaineering
- Locales: Munich, Germany, Alps
The Story
From its very first sentence (“In Munich are many men who look like weasels”), “The Schreuderspitze” is pervaded by a sense of strangeness and mystery. As the story opens, one of these weasel-like men, a commercial photographer named Franzen, is rejoicing at the disappearance of Wallich, a rival photographer. Franzen regards Wallich with a mixture of respect and scorn: Although Wallich is capable of taking beautiful pictures, he lacks the drive that would make him successful. He probably fled to South America or jumped off a bridge, Franzen suggests, because...
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