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Georg Trakl
Georg Trakl (3 February 1887 – 3 November 1914) was an Austrian poet and brother of the pianist Grete Trakl. He is considered one of the most important Austrian Expressionists. He is perhaps best known for his poem "Grodek", which he wrote shortly before he died of a cocaine overdose.
Life and work.
Trakl was born and lived the first 21 years of his life in Salzburg. His father, Tobias Trakl (11 June 1837, Ödenburg/Sopron – 1910),
- List of Austrian writers
Further reading.
- Lindenberger, Herbert. "Georg Trakl". New York: Twayne, 1971.
- Sharp, Francis Michael. "The Poet's Madness: A Reading of Georg Trakl". Ithaca: Cornell UP, 1981.
Further reading Online texts.
- Red Yucca – German Poetry in Translation (trans. Eric Plattner)
- Translation of Trakl Poem
- Translations of Trakl on PoemHunter — PDF
- Twenty Poems, trans. by James Wright