The Correspondence of Paul Celan and Ilana Shmueli

by Ilana Shmueli, Paul Celan, Peter Szondi, et al.

"Surely, this correspondence gives us a more intimate understanding of Celan than we have without it. Further, the correspondence introduces Shmueli, an important writer, to English readers for the first time. Ironically, the correspondence is a living account of their old and new environment, their art, culture and intelligence, their extraordinary dialogue. We also encounter the 'people and books' that inhabited their biography and their writing,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931357897
• ISBN13: 9781931357890
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Sheep Meadow Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 8.9"