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A History of Clouds: 99 Meditations by Hans Magnus Enzensberger (Hardcover, 2010)

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In these 99 meditations, poet and novelist Hans Magnus Enzensberger celebrates the tenacity of the normal and routine in everyday life, where the survival of the objects we use without thinking-a pair of scissors, perhaps-is both a small, human victory and a quiet reminder of our own ephemeral nature. He sets his quotidian reflections against a broad historical and political backdrop: the cold war and its accompanying atomic threat; the German student revolt; would-be socialism in Cuba, China, and Africa; and World War II as experienced by the youthful poet. Enzensberger's poems are conversational, skeptical, and serene; they culminate in the extended set of observations that gives the collection its title. Clouds, alien and yet symbols of human life, are for Enzensberger at once a central metaphor of the Western poetic tradition and the most fleeting of all masterpieces. Cloud archaeology, writes Enzensberger, is a science for angels. Praise for the German edition After reading this wonderful volume of poetry one would like to call Enzensberger simply the lyric voice of transience. - Sueddeutsche Zeitung With this book Enzensberger reveals himself both as a spokesman of persistence and as a decelerator. -Neue Zuercher Zeitung

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Seagull Books London Ltd
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9781906497453
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Book Title
A History of Clouds: 99 Meditations
Author
Hans Magnus Enzensberger
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Poetry
Publication Year
2010
Number of Pages
137 Pages

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236mm
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166mm
Item Weight
340g

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Hans Magnus Enzensberger
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The German List- (Seagull Titles Chup)
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United Kingdom

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