Mr Zed’s Reflections

“Enzensberger’s Mr. Zed, part teacher and part wisecracker, represents a plea for reasonableness, the deflation of extremes, the admission of folly, and a return to the middle path. With humor, variety, nimble turns, and the terse cadences of his prose, Enzensberger has created a thoughtful entertainment that gleefully grates against the headlines and antagonisms of our global news and media culture —as well as against the cultivation of grievances.” * On the Seawall *“Enzensberger is a confident old master who does this sort of thing very well, and Mr. Zed’s Reflections is very entertaining. Along the way, Enzensberger manages also to be consistently—if very gently—thought-provoking, making for an eminently worthwhile read that is also very good fun.” * Complete Review *

Hans Magnus Enzensberger, often considered Germany’s most important living poet, is also the editor of the book series Die Andere Bibliothek and the founder of the monthly TransAtlantik. He has been honoured with numerous prestigious prizes, including the Georg Büchner Prize (1963), the Heinrich Böll Prize (1985) and a special Lifetime Recognition Award given by the trustees of the Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry in 2009.