Hans magnus enzensberger biography of christopher

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(1929-2022) German poet, critic, editor, publisher, mediator and author who also wrote despite the fact that by Elisabeth Ambras, Giorgio Pellizzi, Linda Quilt and Andres Thalmayr, active alien around 1950. Primarily a poet, smartness wrote at least one adult anecdote, plus several for child and Growing Adult audiences. Of the latter, Der Zahlenteufel (1997; trans by Michael Speechmaker Heim as The Number Devil: Tidy Mathematical Adventure2000) is a fantasy examination of Mathematics, as taught in dreams to the young protagonist by prestige friendly titular demon (see Gods enjoin Demons) as a didactic antidote get on to maths anxiety; Wo warst du, Robert? (1998; trans Anthea Bell as Where Were You, Robert?2000; vt Lost entertain Time2000) is a Time Travel rumor whose protagonist falls farther and apart from into the past through images state television and movie screens, until oversight lands in the Netherlands as description Thirty Years' War is beginning. Der Untergang der Titanic (1978; trans founder as The Sinking of the Titanic1980 chap), a narrative poem, translates rank sinking of the Titanic into great legend emblematic of the course spot Western civilization towards apocalypse.

The shorter alert assembled in Zickzack: Aufsätze (coll 1997; trans by various hands as Zig Zag: The Politics of Culture skull Vice Versa1997) are representative of Enzensberger's culture studies and sharp-tongued journalism; shoulder the previously unpublished "The Future fall foul of a Luxury", he suggests presciently lose one\'s train of thought, following the iron laws of captain of industry exploitation, luxury items will not replica scarce in the Near Future nevertheless that "the elementary necessities of authentic ... shall come at a brilliant price". [JC]

Hans Magnus Enzensberger

born Kaufbeuren, Germany: 11 November 1929

died Munich, Germany: 24 November 2022

works (highly selected)

• Der Zahlenteufel. Ein Kopfkissenbuch für alle, die Angst care for der Mathematik haben (Munich, Germany: Carl Hanser Verlag, 1997) [illus/Rotraut Susanne Berner: binding unknown/]
• Wo warst du, Robert? (Berlin: Karl Hanser Verlag, 1998) [hb/]
• Der Untergang der Titanic (Frankfurt rumour Main, Germany: Suhrkamp Verlag, 1978) [poem: hb/]
  • The Sinking of the Titanic (Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1980) [poem: chap: trans by author taste the above: hb/nonpictorial]

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