Paul Celan

Description

Paul Celan, Europe's most compelling postwar poet, was a German-speaking, East European Jew. His writing exposes and illumines the wounds that Nazi destructiveness left on language. John Felstiner's sensitive and accessible book is the first critical biography of Celan in any language. It offers new translations of well-known and little-known poems, with a chapter on Celan's famous "Deathfugue," plus his speeches, prose fiction, and letters. The book also presents hitherto unpublished photos of the poet and his circle.

First Sentence

Because Paul Celan livedor rather, survivedthrough the poetry he wrote, this book tries to give a sense of his life's work.

Excerpt

Because Paul Celan livedor rather, survivedthrough the poetry he wrote, this book tries to give a sense of his life's work.

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Other Editions

• Paul Celan: poet, survivor, JewYale University Press1995-01-01
• Paul CelanYale University Press1990-01-01
• Paul CelanC.H. Beck1997-01-01
• Paul CelanPaperbackYale University Press1997-02-27
• Paul CelanLeo Baeck Institute1998-01-01
• Paul CelanPaperbackYale University Press2001-03-01