W. G. Sebald

German writer and academic (1944-2001).

Born May 18th, 1944 in Wertach. [ref]

Died December 14th, 2001 at 57 years old in Norfolk (car collision). [ref]

Occupations
literary scholar, photographer, professor, writer
Website
www.wgsebald.de
Wikipedia
W._G._Sebald

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