Elias Canetti was a passionate believer in the power of the proper name. This study attempts for the first time to systematically present his Work on Names. Drawing upon a wealth of previously unknown documents, it reveals the great interpretational relevance of Canetti's Zurich Nachlass. The book casts new light on the works of one of the 20^th century's greatest writers in the German language.

Alexander Schüller, RWTH Aachen University.