A Place in the Country (essay collection) explained

A Place in the Country
Title Orig:	Logis in einem Landhaus
Author:	W. G. Sebald
Translator:	Jo Catling
Country:	Germany
Language:	German
Publisher:	Hanser
Pub Date:	1998
English Pub Date:	2013
Media Type:	Print
Pages:	209
Isbn:	9780241144183

A Place in the Country consists of six essays or monographs by W.G. Sebald, each devoted to a specific writer or artist.^{[1] [2]}

Contents

• A Comet in the Heavens: On Johann Peter Hebel
• J'Aurais Voulu Que Ce Lac Eut Été L'océan: On Jean Jacques-Rousseau
• Why I Grieve I Do Not Know: On Eduard Morike
• Death Draws Nigh, Time Marches On: On Gottfried Keller
• Le Promeneur Solitaire: On Robert Walser
• As Day and Night: On Jan Peter Tripp

Further reading

• Book: McCulloh, Mark. Understanding W.G. Sebald. limited. 2003. University of South Carolina Press. Columbia, S.C.. 978-1-57003-506-7. 57–83.

Notes and References

1. News: Robson. Leo. A Place in the Country by W.G. Sebald. 17 February 2014. June 21, 2013.
2. News: Williams. John. A Writer’s Pantheon, Focused on the Details. 17 February 2014. New York Times. February 9, 2014.