The Gallows Songs

by Christian Morgenstern

Book Overview

A collection of dazzling, playful, and linguistically inventive poetry by one of Germany's finest writers, in a classic translation that honors the author's amazing verbal acrobatics.

Christian Morgenstern's The Gallows Songs are some of the most delightful and imaginative creations of twentieth-century German poetry. Composed originally after an outing Morgenstern took with his friends to Gallows Hill near Potsdam, these lively,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1681379457
• ISBN13: 9781681379456
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: New York Review of Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.