Quote by: Claudio Magris

He [Mihaly Babits] hoped that some god might offer a bed to the river of words which rose to his lips, so that it might flow between ordered banks to the sea, there to vanish.


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Author Bio


  • NameClaudio Magris
  • DescriptionScholar, translator and writer
  • BornApril 10, 1939
  • CountryItaly
  • ProfessionLinguist; Journalist; Writer; Translator; Essayist; Politician
  • AwardsAustrian State Prize For European Literature; Erasmus Prize; Order Of Merit For Arts And Science; Peace Prize Of The German Book Trade; Prince Of Asturia Literary Prize; Vilenica Prize