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    Paul Celan

    Paul Celan was a poet and translator born in the East European province of Bukovina. Soon after his parents, German-speaking Jews, had perished at the hands of the Nazis, Celan wrote the poem "Todesfuge" ("Deathfugue"), which depicted life in a German concentration camp.

    Paul Celan

    Paul Celan was a poet and translator born in the East European province of Bukovina. Soon after his parents, German-speaking Jews, had perished at the hands of the Nazis, Celan wrote the poem "Todesfuge" ("Deathfugue"), which depicted life in a German concentration camp.

    Awards

    Joint Winner — American Translation Society German Translation Prize, 2017

    Winner — MLA Lois Roth Award, 2000

    Winner — PEN Center USA Literary Award for Translation, 2001

    Winner — PEN/West Translation Award, 2001

    Winner — New York Times Notable Selection, 2000

    Books by Paul Celan

    • Selected Poems and Prose of Paul Celan

      Paul Celan, John Felstiner

      Paperback, 2002

      The most wide-ranging volume of the work of Europe's leading postwar poet, including previously unpublished writings.

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