Arno Schmidt

German poet.

Born January 18th, 1914 in Hamburg. [ref]

Died June 3rd, 1979 at 65 years old in Celle (stroke). [ref]

Occupations
linguist, poet, translator, writer
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde