Sebald the Poet
In a series of personal reflections on different aspects of the life, work and influence of WG Sebald, poet George Szirtes reflects on Sebald's poetry.
Personal reflections on different aspects of the life, work and influence of WG Sebald by those who knew him, ten years after his death.
WG "Max" Sebald's literary career was at its height when he died in a car crash in December 2001, shortly after the publication of his masterpiece Austerlitz.
Poet George Szirtes reflects on the poetry of WG Sebald.
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- Thu 8 Dec 2011 22:45麻豆社 Radio 3
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