W. G. Sebald

W. G. Sebald
BornWinfried Georg Sebald
(1944-05-18)18 May 1944
Wertach, Bavaria, Germany
Died14 December 2001(2001-12-14) (aged 57)
Norfolk, England
OccupationWriter, academic
LanguageGerman
EducationUniversity of Freiburg
University of Fribourg
University of East Anglia (PhD)
University of Hamburg
Notable worksVertigo
The Emigrants
The Rings of Saturn
Austerlitz

Winfried Georg Sebald[1] (18 May 1944 – 14 December 2001), known as W. G. Sebald or (as he preferred) Max Sebald, was a German writer and academic. At the time of his death at the age of 57, he was according to The New Yorker ”widely recognized for his extraordinary contribution to world literature.”[2]

  1. ^ In a number of interviews, Sebald claimed that his third given name was "Maximilian" – this has, however, turned out not to be the case; see Uwe Schütte, W.G. Sebald. Leben und literarisches Werk. Berlin/Boston, MA: de Gruyter, 2020, p. 8.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference newyorker was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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