W G Sebald – The Rings of Saturn – First UK Edition 1998
£1,350.00
A first edition, first printing of ‘The Rings of Saturn’ published by Harvill in 1998. A fine book without inscriptions in a fine unclipped wrapper which is faded to the spine – unread. Scarce
‘The Rings of Saturn’ by W.G. Sebald is a meditative travelogue blending history, memory, and melancholia. As Sebald walks through Suffolk, England, he reflects on ruins, lost lives, and human folly. The narrative drifts from local landscapes to global histories—of silk trade, war, and decay. With haunting prose and grainy photographs, Sebald blurs fiction and non-fiction, creating a tapestry of eroded meaning and beauty. It’s a contemplative, elegiac journey through time, place, and the human condition.
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A first edition, first printing of ‘The Rings of Saturn’ published by Harvill in 1998. A fine book without inscriptions in a fine unclipped wrapper which is faded to the spine – unread. Scarce
‘The Rings of Saturn’ by W.G. Sebald is a meditative travelogue blending history, memory, and melancholia. As Sebald walks through Suffolk, England, he reflects on ruins, lost lives, and human folly. The narrative drifts from local landscapes to global histories—of silk trade, war, and decay. With haunting prose and grainy photographs, Sebald blurs fiction and non-fiction, creating a tapestry of eroded meaning and beauty. It’s a contemplative, elegiac journey through time, place, and the human condition.
