The Rings of Saturn
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| The Rings of Saturn | |
| Author | W. G. Sebald |
|---|---|
| Original title | Die Ringe des Saturn. Eine englische Wallfahrt |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Vito von Eichborn Verlag (German edition) The Harvill Press (English edition) |
| Publication date | 1995 |
| Published in English |
1998 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 296 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 978-0-8112-1378-3 |
The Rings of Saturn (German: Die Ringe des Saturn) (1999) is a novel W. G. Sebald and published in English by New Directions Publishers.
The second novel of W. G. Sebald to be translated into English, The Rings of Saturn is an account of the narrator's [Sebald himself?] walking tour of southeastern England. In addition to describing the places he sees and people he encounters (including noted translator Michael Hamburger), the narrator also discusses various episodes of history and literature, including the introduction of silkworm cultivation to Europe and the writings of Thomas Browne, which attach in some way to the larger text.
It is an elegiac, thoughtful book; a rumination on time, place and how they interact.
