String of Beginnings: Intermittent Memoirs, 1924-1954

by Michael Hamburger

A witty and thoughtful account of the author's journeys and friendships, String of Beginnings opens with the description of his childhood in Weimar Germany. Then, following the Nazis' rise to power, Michael Hamburger's family moved to Britain as a refugee from the age of nine, he had to find a place for himself not only in a new country but also in a new language. This is the frank and entertaining story of the early life of one of the most powerful poets and translators working today.

338 pages, Paperback

First published April 18, 1991

About the author

German-British academic, author, poet, translator and critic.