W. G. Sebald

by Uwe Schütte

Book Overview

W. G. Sebald was a literary phenomenon: a German literary scholar working in England, who took up creative writing out of dissatisfaction with German post-war letters. Within only a few years, his unique prose books made him one of the most celebrated authors of the late twentieth-century. Sebald died prematurely, aged 57, after the publication of his most celebrated prose fiction Austerlitz. This accessible critical introduction, written by a leading...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0746312989
• ISBN13: 9780746312988
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.6"