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Ilse Aichinger Squandered Advice (Hardback) German List. From a wide-ranging literary career that encompassed all genres,Squandered Advice was Aichinger’s sole poetry collection. Even though they use free verse throughout, the poems are still tightly structured, often around sounds or repetition, using spare language. Further DetailsTitle: Squandered Advice Condition: New Format: Hardback Author: Ilse Aichinger Translator: Steph Morris Contributor: Steph Morris (Translated by) ISBN-10: 0857429787 EAN: 9780857429780 ISBN: 9780857429780 Publisher: Seagull Books London Ltd Release Date: 05/20/2022 Description: The first English translation of a major work of postwar German poetry. Austrian writer Ilse Aichinger (1921–2016) was a member of the Gruppe 47 writers’ group, which sought to renew German-language literature after World War II. From a wide-ranging literary career that encompassed all genres, Squandered Advice was Aichinger’s sole poetry collection. The book gathers poems written over several decades, yet Aichinger’s poetic voice remains remarkably consistent, frequently addressing us or a third party, often in the imperative, with many poems written in the form of a question. Even though they use free verse throughout, the poems are still tightly structured, often around sounds or repetition, using spare language. Phrases are often fragmentary, torn off, and juxtaposed as if in a collage. Isolated and haunting, the images are at times everyday, at other times surreal, suggesting dreams or memories. The tone ranges from reassuring and gentle to disjointed and disturbing, but the volume was carefully composed by the author into an integral whole, not chronological but following its own poetic logic. This new translation makes Aichinger’s critically acclaimed book, which has inspired poets in the German-speaking world for decades, available to English-language readers for the first time. Genre: Poetry & Drama Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 216mm Item Length: 127mm Item Width: 15mm Series: German List Release Year: 2022 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
