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Averno

byLouise Glück

Genres: Fiction Life-Rediscovery Journeys Quiet Desperation

Who is this book for? Readers interested in contemporary poetry and themes of loss and mythology.

Topics Loss and GriefIdentityLove

MoodMelancholic, Reflective

Ausgezeichnet mit dem Literaturnobelpreis 2020 Averno ist der Name eines vulkanischen Kratersees in der Nähe von Neapel. Für die alten Römer war hier der Eingang zur Unterwelt. Die Mythologie, die Natur, der Mensch zwischen Liebe, Leben und Tod – das sind die Themen der mit zahlreichen Preisen ausgezeichneten amerikanischen Dichterin Louise Glück. 2020 erhielt sie den Literaturnobelpreis »für ihre unverkennbare poetische Stimme, die mit strenger Schönheit die individuelle Existenz universell macht«. Zweisprachige Ausgabe. Ins Deutsche übertragen von Ulrike Draesner

Language

Published on

17/09/2007

Pages

173

Format

Hardcover

ISBN

9783630872513

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