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A place in the country

A place in the country

on Gottfried Keller, Johann Peter Hebel, Robert Walser, and others
Art & PhotographyBiography & Memoir
Pages
208
Published
2013
Language
English

Synopsis

W. G. Sebald offers a profound meditation on the six influential artists and writers who significantly shaped his creative perspective. This work represents the final major translation into English from the esteemed author.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

ReflectiveIntellectualPhilosophicalMelancholic

Genres

Art & Photography Biography & Memoir Essays Biography Travel

Authors

J
Jo Catling

Jo Catling is an author who moves between fiction and non-fiction. Her works include the novel A place in the country and the academic study A history of women's writing in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

W
W. G. Sebald

Winfried Georg Sebald was a German writer and academic. At the time of his death at the age of 57, he was being cited by many literary critics as one of the greatest living authors and had been tipped as a possible future winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. In a 2007 interview, Horace Engdahl, former secretary of the Swedish Academy, mentioned Sebald, Ryszard Kapuściński and Jacques Derrida as three recently deceased writers who would have been worthy laureates. ([Source][1].) [1]: http:...