“The Window Theatre” by Ilse Aichinger (1953)

Miscommunication, antic disposition, voyeurism, glee – this

translation of one of Aichinger’s most famous stories provides

windows upon windows upon windows. Simply expressed

and made to linger long in the mind, it was my first

experience of the prizewinning Austrian writer and her dark,

precise prose styling, and the start of an ongoing pursuit on

my part to read more of her work. Eley Williams