Glowing enigmas
By: Nelly Sachs ; translated from the German by Michael Hamburger
Contributors: Hamburger, Michael, translator
Edition: First edition.
Series: The living library
Publisher: Tavern Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Portland, Oregon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 103
ISBN-13: 9781935635277; 9781935635222
Subjects: Translations into English; German poetry
Work titles: Poems
Description: Nelly Sach's book-length poem "Glowing Enigmas" is widely regarded as the Nobel Laureate's finest poetic achievement and one of the essential poetic works of postwar Europe. This definitive edition is the first in English to show case the poem in its entirety. Michael Hamburger's incomparable translation captures the deep sadness, lyrical mystery, and transcendent opacity at the heart of Sach's haunting masterpiece.
Notes: Parts I-III of Michael Hamburger's English translation first appeared in the United States in O the chimneys (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1967); Part IV, in The seeker (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1970).--Editor's note, p. [105].