Joel Agee
Joel Agee has translated numerous German authors into English, including Heinrich von Kleist, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Elias Canetti. In 2005 he received the Modern Language Association's Lois Roth Award for his translation of Hans Erich Nossack's The End: Hamburg 1943 . He is the author of two memoirs, Twelve Years: An American Boyhood in East Germany and In the House of My Fear .
Joel Agee has translated numerous German authors into English, including Heinrich von Kleist, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Elias Canetti. In 2005 he received the Modern Language Association's Lois Roth Award for his translation of Hans Erich Nossack's The End: Hamburg 1943 . He is the author of two memoirs, Twelve Years: An American Boyhood in East Germany and In the House of My Fear . See less
Joel Agee's Featured Books
Joel Agee book reviews
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The Visit: A Tragicomedy
Unsavoury relationships, greed and mass hysteria
by DLRS, Apr 21, 2015
Some critics and playgoers consider 'The Visit' (Der Besuch der alten Dame) to be Friedrich Dürrenmatt's finest play. Others prefer 'The Physicists' (Die Physiker). I find both of them par ... Read More
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The Physicists: A Comedy in Two Acts
Permanent reminder
by DLRS, Apr 21, 2015
Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921-1990) was one of the two leading Swiss writers of the twentieth century, the other being his contemporary Max Frisch (1911-1991). Highly popular in the German-speaking ... Read More
