A Place in the Country (essay collection)

A Place in the Country consists of six essays or monographs by W.G. Sebald, each devoted to a specific writer or artist.

Contents

 * A Comet in the Heavens: On Johann Peter Hebel
 * J'Aurais Voulu Que Ce Lac Eut Été L'océan: On Jean Jacques-Rousseau
 * Why I Grieve I Do Not Know: On Eduard Morike
 * Death Draws Nigh, Time Marches On: On Gottfried Keller
 * Le Promeneur Solitaire: On Robert Walser
 * As Day and Night: On Jan Peter Tripp