Ales Steger’s Berlin: A Poetic Exploration

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Berlin by Ales Steger. Translated from the Slovenian by Brian Henry, Forrest Gander, and Aljaž Kovač (Counterpath Press, paperback)

Publication Date: March 1, 2015

Publisher Marketing: Literary Nonfiction. Photography. BERLIN is a lyrical account of the city as well as a book of discoveries, allusions, and traces, an homage to great literary figures who have lived in Berlin. 31 prose miniatures are combined with 21 black-and-white photos taken by Šteger in the city. Instead of describing, Šteger works to create a web of Benjaminian passages and allusions, a flaneurian book full of small details that takes the reader on a smooth yet unpredictable journey through the city, which turns out to be a city of texts.

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