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Title: Wonderful
Review: Paul Celan stands as the greatest of the post-war German poets, and this later collection represents a remarkable development in his stylistic "turn." Expertly translated by Pierre Jorris, Celan's acute play with words and sound resonate beautifully in this important volume. Celan's poems during this period have become increasingly brief and cryptic. For instance,"In-Heavened in plague-shrouds. At the disnightedplace.The eyelidreflexes duringthe luxuriantdreamlevelnull.This is poetry at its most difficult to translate, and Joris has done a remarkable job retaining the brilliant creativity of Celan's word-play while keeping the meaning intact. An outstanding book.
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