Requiem for Ernst Jandl - Couverture souple

Mayröcker, Friederike; Theobald, Roslyn; Mayröcker, Friederieke

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1803090421 ISBN 13 : 9781803090429

Editeur : Seagull Books London Ltd, 2022

Synopsis

A lyrical requiem for Mayröcker's late partner, the writer Ernst Jandl.

Austrian poet and playwright Ernst Jandl died in 2000, leaving behind his partner, poet Friederike Mayröcker--and bringing to an end a half century of shared life, and shared literary work. Mayröcker immediately began attempting to come to terms with his death in the way that poets struggling with loss have done for millennia: by writing. Requiem for Ernst Jandl is the powerfully moving outcome. In this quiet but passionate lament that grows into a song of enthralling intensity, Mayröcker recalls memories and shared experiences, and--with the sudden, piercing perception of regrets that often accompany grief--reads Jandl's works in a new light. Alarmed by a sudden, existential emptiness, she reflects on the future, and the possibility of going on with her life and work in the absence of the person who, as we see in this elegy, was a constant conversational and creative partner.

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À propos de l?auteur

Friederike Mayröcker (1924-2021) was among the most influential and decorated German-language poets of the postwar period. The recipient of numerous awards, including the renowned Georg Büchner Prize, during her lifetime, she published over eighty works, including poetry, prose, radio plays, and children's books.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Seagull Books London Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1803090421
• ISBN 13: 9781803090429
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
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