Shadows of Reality

An treasure-trove of undiscovered and intimate facets of a cherished, international author.

A comprehensive, discursive and fully-illustrated catalogue of all photographic materials (negatives, prints, slides) left in the University's photographic archives by W. G. Sebald at the time of his death in 2001, with contextualising interviews, quotations and essays.

For the first time ever, this volume presents a thrillingly comprehensive, fully-illustrated catalogue of all photographic materials (negatives, prints, slides) left in the University’s photographic archives by W. G. Sebald at the time of his death in 2001; these have never been made public before in their entirety. Every care has been given to the quality of reproduction, layout, annotation and overall design to ensure maximum clarity for researchers and to make vivid Sebald’s working methods to the delight of enthusiasts across the globe.