Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
Paul Celan
Born: November 23, 1920
Died: April 20, 1970 (aged 49)
Bio: Paul Celan was a German language poet and translator. He was born as Paul Antschel to a Jewish family in Cernăuți, in the then Kingdom of Romania, and adopted the pseudonym "Paul Celan"..
Known for:
- Poems of Paul Celan
- Atemwende (1967)
- Selected poems and prose of Paul Celan
- Schneepart
- Fadensonnen (1968)