If I only knew / Nelly Sachs ; selected, translated and introduced by Jean Boase-Beier ; edited by Philip Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sachs, Nelly, author.

Contributor:

Boase-Beier, Jean, translator.

Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

Series:

Arc chapbook series

Arc Chapbook series

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Sachs, Nelly--Translations into English.

Sachs, Nelly.

German poetry--20th century.

German poetry.

Genre:

poetry.

Poetry.

Physical Description:

39 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Todmorden, UK : Arc Publications, 2023.

Language Note:

In English and German.

Contents:

'Wenn ich nur wüßte...' = 'If I only knew...'

Ihr Zuschauenden = You Bystanders

Chor der Tröster = Chorus of comforters

'Wenn wie Rauch...' = 'When like smoke..."

'Warum die schwarze Antwort des Hasses...' = 'Why the black answer of hate...'

'Mit Wildhonig...' = 'With wild honey...'

'In der Flucht' = 'In flight...'

'Der Schlafwandler...' = ' The sleep-walker'

'Tod...' = 'Death...'

'Ihr meine Toten...' = 'You my dead...'

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 38).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

Contains:

Sachs, Nelly. Poems. Selections.

Sachs, Nelly. Poems. Selections. English.

ISBN:

1911469398

9781911469391

OCLC:

1410027535

Publisher Number:

99995992776