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Item Details
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STRING OF BEGINNINGS
INTERMITTENT MEMOIRS, 1924-54 |
| By: |
Michael Hamburger |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£10.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1871438667 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781871438666 |
| Publisher: |
SKOOB BOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
18 April, 1991 |
| Series: |
String of Beginnings 1 |
| Pages: |
338 |
| Description: |
This autobiography describes childhood in Weimar Germany, moving to Brotain following the Nazis' rise to power, early encounters with the British, student years at Oxford, and service in the post-war army of occupation in Austria. |
| Synopsis: |
A witty and thoughtful account of the author's journeys and friendships, String of Beginnings opens with the description of his childhood in Weimar Germany. Then, following the Nazis' rise to power, Michael Hamburger's family moved to Britain as a refugee from the age of nine, he had to find a place for himself not only in a new country but also in a new language. This is the frank and entertaining story of the early life of one of the most powerful poets and translators working today. |
| Illustrations: |
ports. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Skoob Seriph |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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