Durs Grünbein is the most significant poet and essayist in German today. No other modern German
poet has written from such an emphatically European and global perspective and this volume
seeks to present the poet and his work to the English-speaking world in all their significance
and breadth. Written by a line-up of international scholars and critics the volume offers
highly readable and wide-ranging essays on Grünbein's substantial oeuvre complemented by
specially commissioned material and an interview with the poet. It covers the German and
European traditions and engages with Grünbein's works in the context of a number of relevant
topics such as 'memory' 'urban life' 'mortality' 'love' and 'presence' it also probes
Grünbein's sustained dialogue with the natural sciences and the visual arts.
