Complete Stories

Bachmann’s vision is so original that the effect is like having a new letter of the alphabet. * Guardian *
Bachmann writes in a Cubist prose of sudden cutoffs and reconnections that is acute and moving. She manages to convey that women are playing out the Europe of their time and before their time. * New Yorker *
Bachmann’s voice is rare and strong-strong enough to transport us to a new domain of fiction. * Los Angeles Review of Books *
A portrait, in language, of female consciousness, truer than anything written since Sappho’s Fragment 31. – Rachel Kushner

Ingeborg Bachmann (Author)

Ingeborg Bachmann (1926-1973) was an author, poet, and philosopher who wrote short stories, radio plays, essays, and a novel, Malina. Born in Austria to a Nazi party member, she rose to prominence in the 1950s with writing that grappled with the German language “after Auschwitz.” She was the constant subject of media attention for her celebrated writing, her social critique, and her famous affairs. She won all the major German and Austrian literary awards, including the prestigious Georg Büchner Prize, and since her death, she has been recognized as a significant influence on such writers as Günter Grass, Max Frisch, Christa Wolf, and Peter Handke. The annual Ingeborg Bachmann Prize is one of the most important awards for literature in German.

Philip Boehm (Translator)

Philip Boehm translates books and plays by German and Polish writers such as Herta Müller, Franz Kafka, and Hanna Krall. He also works as a stage director and playwright.

Tess Lewis (Translator)

Tess Lewis is a writer and translator from French and German. Her translations include works by Walter Benjamin, Ingeborg Bachmann, Peter Handke, and Montaigne.

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