The Faber Book of Twentieth-Century German Poems
(Paperback, Main)
Publishing Details
The Faber Book of Twentieth-Century German Poems
By (Author) Michael Hofmann
Edited by Michael Hofmann
Faber & Faber
Faber & Faber
1st November 2005
Main
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
821.9108
Physical Properties
Paperback
240
Width 130mm, Height 200mm, Spine 17mm
220g
Description
Rilke, Sachs, Brecht, Celan: German has produced some of the giants of 20th-century European poetry. In this new selection, complete with many new translations, Michael Hofmann guides us through the poems, poets and themes of German verse. Meticulously researched but eminently approachable, The Faber Book of 20th-Century German Poems is an essential new addition to any poetry bookshelf.
Author Bio
Michael Hofmann was born in 1957 in Freiburg, Germany, and came to England in 1961. He has published four volumes of poems and won a Cholmondeley Award and the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize for poetry. His translations have won many awards, including the Independent's Foreign Fiction Award, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the P.E.N./Book of the Month Club Translation Prize. His reviews and criticism are gathered in Behind the Lines (2001).
