Das Schelling-Projekt
2016 novel by Peter Sloterdijk
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Das Schelling-Projekt (lit. 'The Schelling Project') is a 2016 novel by the German writer Peter Sloterdijk.
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| Author | Peter Sloterdijk |
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| Language | German |
| Publisher | Suhrkamp Verlag |
| Publication date | 12 September 2016 |
| Publication place | Germany |
| Pages | 251 |
| ISBN | 978-3-518-74515-1 |
Plot
The book is an erotic satire set within academia. A group of five ageing scholars get their application for a research grant rejected, despite their effort to create a project title with references to philosophy, science and female biology. The novel consists of a series of letters written after the rejection and a report of a working session on the subject of female sexuality and German idealism.[1][2][3]
Reception
Arno Orzessek of Deutschlandfunk Kultur called the book a "farce" that in parts is "pornographic and trashy" and invites Sloterdijk's critics, such as Jürgen Habermas, to see in it "a mental confession, a filthy revelling in an old man's unkempt horniness and sweaty jokes".[4]
