The Last World is acclaimed as a modern masterpiece and one of the most important novels of our time. It tells the story of a young man's quest for the exiled poet Ovid and the masterwork he has consigned to the flames.

Christoph Ransmayr has created a visionary landscape, a transformed place where the ancient world meets the twentieth century. It is a metaphysical thriller, both compelling and profound. The Last World draws the reader into a universe governed by the power of mythology, a world of decay on the brink of apocalypse.

This novel explores themes of exile, censorship, and the destruction of the planet. It serves as a cultural and political fable that is blazingly topical, yet timeless.