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Georg Heym
Georg Heym (30 October 1887 – 16 January 1912) was a German writer. He is particularly known for his poetry, representative of early Expressionism.
Biography.
Heym was born in Hirschberg, Lower Silesia in 1887 to Hermann and Jenny Heym. Throughout his short life, he was constantly in conflict with social conventions. His parents, members of the Wilhemine middle class, had trouble comprehending their son's rebellious behavior. Heym's own attitude towards his parents was paradoxical; on the one hand he
- "Poet à la mode" translated by Antony Hasler
- "Fever Hospital" translated by Gwilym Williams
External links About Heym.
- Article ""Apocalypse Then": Georg Heym & the Art of Cultural Divination" by Darren Anderson (9 October 2011)
- Thesis "Georg Heym's "Der Dieh: Ein Novellenbuch". Five Short Stories in English Translation with an Introduction and Commentary" by Arlene Elizabeth Sture (April 1979)
- Analysis of "Der Gott der Stadt"