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- Book Synopsis
- Born in Dresden in 1962, Durs Grünbein is the most significant and successful poet to emerge from the former East Germany, a place where, he wrote, 'the best refuge was a closed mouth.' In unsettling, often funny, sometimes savage lines whose vivid images reflect his deep love for and connection with the visual arts, Grünbein is reinventing German poetry and taking on the most pressing moral concerns of his generation. Brilliantly edited and translated by Michael Hofmann, The Selected Poems of Durs Grünbein introduces Germany's most highly acclaimed contemporary poet to a British audience. 'Grünbein is a truly cosmopolitan poet . . . creating poetry which, however subtly, participates in and facilitates Germany's sustained attempts to reconfigurating and redefining itself in post-Cold War Europe.' Michael Eskin, Times Literary Supplement
- About The Author
- Durs Grünbein was born in Dresden in 1962, and now lives in Berlin and Rome. He is a member of several German Academies and, since 2009, of the Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts in Germany. He has published seventeen collections of poetry, one diary, a book of prose memories and five books of essays. His poetry has been widely acclaimed and translated into many languages. Grünbein's work has been awarded major prizes including the Georg Büchner Prize, the Tranströmer Prize, the Zbigniew Herbert Prize and the 2025 Griffin Prize for Excellence in Poetry.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780571228492
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber, (07 September 2006)
- Number of Pages
- 146
- Weight
- 200 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 132 x 13 mm
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