Book at Lunchtime: Porcelain - Poem on the Downfall of my City

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Jun 25, 202170:02Education

TORCH Book at Lunchtime webinar on Porcelain: Poem on the Downfall of my City by Durs Grünbein, translated by Professor Karen Leeder. Book at Lunchtime is a series of bite-sized book discussions held weekly during term-t...

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