A review by partypete
After Nature by W.G. Sebald

4.0

quite good, but a bit confusing. being his earliest work, you can see the experimentation and themes he carries into books like the rings of saturn. I’m not sure if an extended poem was the right format for all of this - the grunewald section was difficult to parse, although it might be an interesting take on ekphrastic poetry. i struggled at times to understand why he chose to ruminate on the subjects that he did.

still quite happy to read it, but i think it’s a bit of an optional read when compared to his later works