Culture is a little like dropping an Alka-Seltzer into a glass – you don’t see it, but somehow it does something.
Hans Magnus Enzensberger Quotes
Every orientation presupposes a disorientation.
Similar Quotes
Cricket is the greatest game that the wit of man has yet devised.
- Sir Pelham WarnerAdvertising is selling Twinkies to adults.
- Donald R. VanceThe struggle of the male to learn to listen to and respect his own intuitive, inner prompt...
- Herb GoldbergEach generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the ...
- Francis SchaefferEach had defended his own country; the Germans Germany, the Frenchmen France; they had don...
- Ernst TollerComments on: "Hans Magnus Enzensberger Quotes: Every orientation presupposes a disorientation."
| Birth: | 11th November, 1929 |
| Nationality: | German |
| Profession: | Author, Editor, Poet, Translator |
About
Hans Magnus Enzensberger was born in Kaufbeuren, Germany. He is a German author, poet, translator and editor. He has also written under the pseudonym Andreas Thalmayr. He received his PhD in 1955 for a thesis about Clemens Brentano's poetry. Until 1957 he worked as a radio editor in Stuttgart. Between 1965 and 1975 he edited the magazine Das Kursbuch. His own work has been translated into more than 40 languages. He has written several books include: The Sinking of the Titanic: A Poem, The Number Devil, Lost in Time, Mr. Zed's Reflections, Drawbridge Up, and Tumult.
Share with your friends