BOOKS
Ulrich von Buelow, Heike Gfrereis, Ellen Strittmatter (eds.) / W. G. Sebald.
Wandernde Schatten. W. G. Sebalds Unterwelt. Marbacher Kataloge Nr. 62.
Marbach am Neckar, Deutsche Schillergesellschaft, 2008.
€ 35.00
Softcover with orig. dustjacket, 237pp., 20.5x22.5cm., illustr. in col. and b/w., in very good condition. ISBN: 9783937384450.
This catalogue accompanies the exhibition "Wandernde Schatten. W. G. Sebalds Unterwelt" held at the Literaturmuseum der Moderne, Marbach am Neckar, from September 26, 2008, to February 1, 2009. The catalogue highlights Sebald's literary legacy through photographs, letters, manuscripts, and unpublished texts from his archive. The editors Heike Gfrereis and Ellen Strittmatter demonstrate how Sebald's work is permeated by memory, oblivion, and traces of past events. The catalogue is divided into sections including "Bild-Felder" (Photo Fields) displaying images from Sebald's estate. It features essays by Kurt W. Forster ("Images Haunting Sebald's Narratives"), Michael Niehaus ("Figuring: Stories and History"), and Ben Hutchinson ("Languages"). It also includes Sebald's posthumously published "Aufzeichnungen aus Korsika. Zur Natur- & Menschenkunde," compiled by Ulrich von Buelow, and a lecture "Reading Sebald from the Estate" by Heike Gfrereis. The catalogue examines themes of memory, disappearing identity, and the relationship between text and archive, showing how Sebald used his archive as a literary space. W. G. Sebald (1944-2001): German-British writer known for his hybrid literary style combining memory, history, photography, and loss. His estate was meticulously studied and exhibited at Marbach.









