First French translation of Rolf Dieter Brinkmann's Rome notebooks
The German poet Rolf Dieter Brinkmann, who died at 35 in London in 1975, remains little known in France. His posthumous notebooks, including the Rome diaries originally published as 'Blicke' in 1979, have now been translated into French for the first time. The 400-page edition, titled 'Rome, regards', presents the complete text without abridgment. The translation by Jérôme Lebrun was released on February 1, 2009, by artpress.
Key facts
- Rolf Dieter Brinkmann died at age 35 in London in 1975.
- His Rome notebooks were originally published in German as 'Blicke' in 1979.
- The first French translation is titled 'Rome, regards'.
- The translation is by Jérôme Lebrun.
- The edition is 400 pages long and unabridged.
- The publication date is February 1, 2009.
- The publisher is artpress.
- Brinkmann is little known in France but his work is published and successful in Germany.
Entities
Artists
- Rolf Dieter Brinkmann
Institutions
- artpress
Locations
- Rome
- London
- France
- Germany
Sources
- artpress —