Hearing the voice of Sebald flowing through mumling words whispering a deep cry is exactly what the reader feels eyes wide open in the silence of every page of his books. It reminded me Marcel Proust allthough Sebald can reach a even more profound level of conscience. I am very grateful.

Randomly watching this because i was his postman for many years, a great man - his house sold recently, causing a flutter of nostalgia in me, and prompting me to revisit some media relating to him.r.i.p.

@frncscbtncrt

2 жыл бұрын

@Jp g You met Sebald in person? What a lucky human being you are. Please post some photographs of his home

One of the greatest writers of the last 50 years. A true modern literary genius of some of the most beautiful prose to be found. It is painful to think of the work he may of produced had he not died so tragically young. One of the greatest pleasures of reading Seabald is to try and subvocalize with Max's own voice. I also try to read Seabald at a snails pace, devouring and saviouring every word. A huge thank you for uploading this, as there are just so few videos out there of Max which highlight what an incredibly humane and humble genius he was. To listen to him read his own work, is also something I am truly grateful for. Thank you

@paulhagendyk1689

5 жыл бұрын

That's a really great comment as I've often found myself alnost involuntarily reading parts of his books in the voice of a German speaking English, and you are right, it's a very nice thing to so.

@davidcoxon4710

3 жыл бұрын

@@celestialrailroadby his own account, Waugh was terrible at spelling. I'm sure you would get greater delight and more satisfaction correcting someone more worthy🙌

@smakaev

2 жыл бұрын

Each time it gives me such a pleasant feeling, when Sebald's work is being well understood by somebody, each person by the way counts personally, somehow I'm not seeing them as a mass, like there still could be some hope for humanity left, though "hope" in a sebaldian way. Maybe the feeling is selfish, but that doesn't stop me from presenting his books from time to time to people, who I feel could be caught in the nets of his prose and proceed with spreading the tale)

@smakaev

2 жыл бұрын

could speak about him all day. what amazes me, is that how his gray and melancholic narrative consist within itself a colorful and somehow joyful feeling, like true forgiveness. somehow i feel, that it could not possibly draw somebody into depression, quite contrary i feel it can cure.

@jonbornholdt1790

2 жыл бұрын

@@celestialrailroad "Might have" produced, not "may have."

It is painful and at the same time comforting to know that Sebald, the greatest writer of his generation, could still be writing today. His talent, wisdom, and seriousness are deeply missed.

I'm deeply moved as I had never thought that I would see Sebald live and read his own work. Thank you, as he is the only writer who speaks right into my heart, my mind and my body. When I concentrate into his work I feel united again.

@pauljones5066

3 жыл бұрын

beautiful and perceptive comment Sofia

I normally shy away from watching authors speak,or speak of, their works. The works speak for themselves. But Sebald is in a category as an author, singular in how he wrote, not to say what he wrote, so this is most welcome to find and something I will watch over again. It is marvellous to hear him, something I did not think I would be able to do. Many thanks for this.

seeing this susan sontag's remark about her 9/11 article from 2001 now in 2021 feels pretty much in a rings of saturn's way and it gives me goosebumps looking at mr.sebald, staring from behind he shoulder that october of that year and knowing everything that will come next

Lovely to hear Sebald's voice.

I cry looking this conference

Best writter in history of man

W G Sebald always creeps up on us with his quietly threatening prose... the undoubted maestro of fiction.

thank you very much for these

Thanks for posting the footage.

Un millon de gracias al responsable de subir este video.

Sebald died 2 months after this reading. 'Depths of Wales' refers to the idea (for a child) that wales was an untamed and foreign country. Read the book, it makes sense.

No puedo si quiera describir con palabras lo que siento al ver este video. LLevo ya anos leyendo y releyendo con devocion cada uno de los libros de Sebald sin porder resignarme ni un solo minuto a su inoportuna muerte y al hecho de que nunca habia pordido verlo mas alla de las fotografias de identifiction de los libros.

Sontag saying she's still a work in progress is very hilarious to me😂

Yes. Yes. This cannot be "liked" enough.

Lovely reading. Hearing him read out loud helps the reading of his work. (he does look like Umberto D.)

The intelligence on stage; is outstandang.

why did they not raise this poor mans mic? And a seat? Awesome writer

What brilliant use of English he has

wow umm let me be the first to say this is pretty incredible. i haven't even watched it yet but-- holy cow live footage of sebald !

Yes. This cannot be "liked" enough.

kiitos

Can anyone tell exactly what Sebald says photographs do for the discourse? I can't quite understand what term he uses at 30:02. He states books by definition have an apocalyptic structure and it is as well to put ?____? in here and there...etc.

@vknfuj

10 жыл бұрын

I think it's 'weir'?

@jimearl4129

3 жыл бұрын

It is weir. A weir is a means by which one can slow down the flow of a stream. A sort of dam, but not to arrest the flow, just catch it without arresting it fully.

Does anybody know which pages Sebald is speaking of at 37:22? Around page 334 in my "Austerlitz" German hardcover edition of Hanser there is a passage about compound words of the Nazi administrative language, but I think it's not a pastiche and therefore not meant here. I would be so grateful, if someone could help me!

Much modernism/post modernism is crap.....But Sebald is a truly magnificent writer. He knows what art/literature is for.

just checking Glitzfrau

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I dislike the term "the depths of Wales". Loaded with prejudice.

@asaynor225

3 жыл бұрын

It relates to how the particular family who hosted Jacques were under the spell of a particularly oppressive form of religion. Sebald's own hometown in rural Bavaria is described in similar terms in Part 2 of The Emigrants. The term is very much tied in with repressive forms of religion rather than motivated by prejudice - Bala. Barmouth Bay and the surrounding hills and valleys are described beautifully and as sources of profound joy from p.111 - 137 of Austerlitz