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Paul Celan
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French-Romanian poet and translator (1920–1970)

Also known as: Paul Ancel, Paul Antschel, Пауль Целан, باول سيلان, 파울 첼란, パウル・ツェラン

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Known works

  • Correspondence (1993)
  • "Auge der Zeit"
  • "Fremde Nähe"
  • Correspondence Ingeborg Bachmann And Paul Celan With The Correspondences Between Paul Celan And Max Frisch And Between Ingeborg Bachmann And Gisle Celanlestrange
  • Poems (1986)