One of the most important German poets of today. Walter Helmut Fritz’s works in three volumes: the first is a collection of lyric and prose poetry, the second contains the four novels which appeared in the sixties and seventies and the third his varied prose works, the only radio play still extant, a stage play and the essays. All Walter Helmut Fritz’s writings are impelled by his curiosity about life, his regard for other people and his love of truth and – naturally – of language. Effortlessly and without false embellishments the texts reflect his deep interest in what actually happens. This imbues his poetry and also every thought he expresses about a writer friend with the special clarity and credibility which distinguish his writing. The collected edition for his 80th birthday
About the author:
Walter Helmut Fritz, born in 1929, ranks among the most important German-language poets. For his work, which also comprises novels, prose, essays and translations, he has received numerous awards, including the Georg Trakl Prize for Poetry and the Great Literature Prize of the Bavarian Fine Arts Academy. Hoffmann und Campe have published his books since 1966, the latest being the volumes of poetry Zugelassen im Leben (Cleared for Living, 1999), Maskenzug (Procession of Masks, 2003), Offene Augen (Open Eyes, 2007) und Herzschlag. Die Liebesgedichte. (Heartbeat. Love Poems, 2008) The Editor: Matthias Kußmann was born in 1966, lives in Karlsruhe as a literary academic and freelance author. He has made his name with numerous features, portraits and reviews for a variety of radio stations and contributions to newspapers and magazines. He ranks as one of the leading experts on Walter Helmut Fritz’s works and edited his last two volumes of poetry. |
