Michael Hofmann

Michael Hofmann is the author of poetry collections, including Approximately Nowhere (Faber, 1999) and Acrimony (1986), and non-fiction, including Behind the Lines Pieces on Writing and Pictures (Faber, 2002). His translations of German prose, including work by Franz Kafka and Wolfgang KÌ_ppen have won international acclaim and awards.

Animadversions on translation

Read Michael Hofmanns poem Between Bed and Wastepaper Basket, from the collection Acrimony (Faber, 1986) Its been quite some time since I felt much optimism about the prospects

By Michael Hofmann

/ 29 Jul 2003