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Collected Poems
Rainer Brambach
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Description for Collected Poems
hardcover. Rainer Brambach, one of the most widely appreciated Swiss poets in the 1950s and '60s, was notorious for walking to the beat of his own drum, defying convention, and standing his ground against popular styles and trends. This collection of poems, represents a major English translation of this significant European poet. Translator(s): Kinsky, Esther. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
Rainer Brambach, one of the most widely appreciated Swiss poets in the 1950s and '60s, was notorious for walking to the beat of his own drum, defying convention, and standing his ground against popular styles and trends. He grew up in Basel and left school at the age of fourteen to become a manual laborer. He spent much of World War II in prison and labor camps, an experience which greatly influenced his writing. After the war, Brambach began to make his name as a poet. Recognition and awards notwithstanding, Brambach remained an outsider in the literary world and lived ... Read more
Rainer Brambach, one of the most widely appreciated Swiss poets in the 1950s and '60s, was notorious for walking to the beat of his own drum, defying convention, and standing his ground against popular styles and trends. He grew up in Basel and left school at the age of fourteen to become a manual laborer. He spent much of World War II in prison and labor camps, an experience which greatly influenced his writing. After the war, Brambach began to make his name as a poet. Recognition and awards notwithstanding, Brambach remained an outsider in the literary world and lived ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Number of Pages
164
Place of Publication
Greenford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857421715
SKU
V9780857421715
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About Rainer Brambach
Rainer Brambach's (1917-83) other collections of poetry include Zeit war's and Auch im April. Esther Kinsky is a poet, writer, and translator working in German, Polish, Russian, and English. She is the author of Summer Resort, also published by Seagull Books.
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