Philip Boehm
Philip Boehm has translated more than thirty novels and plays by German and Polish writers, including Herta Müller, Franz Kafka, and Hanna Krall. For these translations he has received numerous awards, including NEA and Guggenheim fellowships and most recently the Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize. He also works as a theater director and playwright.
Philip Boehm has translated more than thirty novels and plays by German and Polish writers, including Herta Müller, Franz Kafka, and Hanna Krall. For these translations he has received numerous awards, including NEA and Guggenheim fellowships and most recently the Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize. He also works as a theater director and playwright. See less
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Philip Boehm book reviews
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A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City
Great follow-up to the movie
by martyrr, Sep 4, 2010
I realize the movie was made second, but I saw it first, then ordered the book. The movie is available at netflix, and very graphic. The book is very well written and a very unusual insight into ... Read More
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A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City
Peace, War, and Gender in Modern Cultures
This book gives the reader a close-up experience of what it means to be a woman living in a war zone. The autobiographer is a very straightforward thinker. Her thoughts that are implicitly as well as ... Read More
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A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City
Not what was expected
by albee, Jun 5, 2007
I wish for ratings there was a "maybe" choice
I had waited a long time for this book - then on the back cover it received wonderful reviews - one by an author I've read
However - I've read many books ... Read More