Silent catastrophes essays / W.G. Sebald ; translated from the German and with an introduction by Jo Catling.
| Author/creator | Sebald, W. G. |
| Other author | Catling, Jo. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Random House, 2025. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The description of misfortune: on Austrian literature from Stifter to Handke -- Strange Homeland: essays on Austrian literature. |
| Abstract | "Silent Catastrophes brings together the two books W.G. Sebald wrote on the Austrian writers who meant so much to him: The Description of Misfortune and Strange Homeland, published in Austria in 1985 and 1991. As a German in self-chosen exile from his country of birth, Sebald found a particular affinity with these writers from a neighboring nation. The traumatic evolution of Austria from vast empire to diminutive Alpine republic, followed by its annexation by Nazi Germany, meant that concepts such as "home/land," "borderland" and "exile" occupy a prominent role in its literature, just as they would in Sebald's own"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2024061237 |
| ISBN | 9781400067725 (hardcover ; acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |