Description
| Product ID: | 9780571228492 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Ashes for Breakfast |
| Subtitle: | Selected Poems |
| Authors: | Author: Durs Grunbein, Michael Hofmann, Michael Hofmann |
| Page Count: | 168 |
| Subjects: | Poetry, Poetry |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Born in Dresden in 1962, Durs Grunbein 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." This work introduces Germany's most acclaimed poet to English readers. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Faber & Faber |
| Publisher Name: | Faber & Faber |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2006-09-07 |