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Rubble Flora: Selected Poems
Volker Braun
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Description for Rubble Flora: Selected Poems
Hardback. Born in the former East Germany, Volker Braun is a humane, witty, brave, and disappointed poet. In the East, his poetry upheld the voice of the individual imagination and identified with a utopian possibility that never became reality. This is a selection of poems from the distinguished, half-century-long career of German poet Volker Braun. Translator(s): Constantine, David; Leeder, Karen. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Rubble Flora is a selection of poems from the distinguished, half-century-long career of German poet Volker Braun. Born in the former East Germany, Braun is a humane, witty, brave, and disappointed poet. In the East, his poetry upheld the voice of the individual imagination and identified with a utopian possibility that never became reality. He might be said to have found a truly singular voice amid the colossal upheavals of 1989-exploring the triumph of capitalism and the languages of advertising, terror, politics, and war. At the same time, Braun is a sensual poet in tune with the natural landscape. He ... Read more
Rubble Flora is a selection of poems from the distinguished, half-century-long career of German poet Volker Braun. Born in the former East Germany, Braun is a humane, witty, brave, and disappointed poet. In the East, his poetry upheld the voice of the individual imagination and identified with a utopian possibility that never became reality. He might be said to have found a truly singular voice amid the colossal upheavals of 1989-exploring the triumph of capitalism and the languages of advertising, terror, politics, and war. At the same time, Braun is a sensual poet in tune with the natural landscape. He ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Greenford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857422187
SKU
V9780857422187
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About Volker Braun
Volker Braun is the author of numerous plays, works of fiction, volumes of poetry, and essays. David Constantine is a writer and translator. Karen Leeder is professor of modern German literature at the University of Oxford and a fellow in German at New College, Oxford.
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