The Faber Book of Twentieth-Century German Poems

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Faber Book of Twentieth-Century German Poems
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Michael Hofmann
Edited by Michael Hofmann
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 200,Width 130
Category/GenrePoetry anthologies
ISBN/Barcode 9780571197033
ClassificationsDewey:821.9108
Audience
General
Edition Main

Publishing Details

Publisher Faber & Faber
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publication Date 6 October 2005
Publication Country United Kingdom

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 Biography

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).