Novemberland: Selected Poems 1956-1993 (English, German and German Edition) - Hardcover

Grass, Gunter; Hamburger, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0151001774 ISBN 13: 9780151001774

Publisher: Harvest Books, 1996

Synopsis

A bilingual volume of the author's selected poems from the last four decades follows such topics as a lamentation over the ruins of Berlin, two bitten apples who recall Paradise, and a prophetic glove at the beach.

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Reviews

Known primarily as a novelist in this country, Grass has also produced a significant body of graphic art, drama, and poetry. This anthology contains 54 poems in the original German with facing page translations by the esteemed Hamburger, whose published translations of Grass poems began more than 30 years ago. This volume includes selections from all of Grass's major collections, beginning with Die Vorzuge der Windhuhner and ending with Novemberland, 13 sonnets published in 1993, all of which appear here. Grass's poems treat many of the same motifs as his novels, and all document his fascination with Poland, Danzig, and recent German history. Despite an absence of commentary, this is a necessary addition to any collection of the author's works.
Michael T. O'Pecko, Towson State Univ., Md.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harvest Books
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0151001774
• ISBN 13: 9780151001774
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 163