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Because Paul Celan livedor rather, survivedthrough the poetry he wrote, this book tries to give a sense of his life's work.
Because Paul Celan livedor rather, survivedthrough the poetry he wrote, this book tries to give a sense of his life's work.
About this book
Paul Celan, Europe's most compelling postwar poet, was a German-speaking, East European Jew. His writing exposes and illumines the wounds that Nazi destructiveness left on language. John Felstiner's sensitive and accessible book is the first critical biography of Celan in any language. It offers new translations of well-known and little-known poems, with a chapter on Celan's famous "Deathfugue," plus his speeches, prose fiction, and letters. The book also presents hitherto unpublished photos of the poet and his circle.
Themes & subjects
Poets, GermanGerman PoetsBiographyPoets, biographyPoetsJewish authors
First published 1995Characters & people
Setting
20th century
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