The Rings of Saturn
This is a fictional record of a journey on foot through coastal East Anglia, W.G. Sebald's home for the last 20 years. The book is also an exploration of England's pastoral and imperial past. The author recounts the thoughts of Thomas Browne, Swinburne, Chateaubriand and Joseph Conrad.
This is a fictional record of a journey on foot through coastal East Anglia, W.G. Sebald's home for the last 20 years. The book is also an exploration of England's pastoral and imperial past. The author recounts the thoughts of Thomas Browne, Swinburne, Chateaubriand and Joseph Conrad.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781860463983 (1860463983)
Publish date: 1998
Publisher: The Harvill Press
Pages no: 296
Edition language: English
Though I could not engage myself as vibrantly as I did in reading the first two Sebald novel/memoir/travelogues I did recognize its uniqueness and sophistication not found too often elsewhere. I love the way Sebald wrote and look forward to reading Austerlitz sometime in the very near future. As I a...
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