W. G. Sebald

1944–2001

5 standalone books

Winfried Georg (W. G.) Sebald (1944–2001) was a German writer and academic. At the time of his death at age 57, many literary critics cited him as one of the greatest living authors and a possible future Nobel laureate in Literature; a 2007 interview named him among recently deceased writers considered worthy of the prize.

Born

1944