(A)n excellent, scrupulously annotated, complete (for the first time) translation of Ludwig BorneI/>... Heine declares that prose writers who aren't at the same time poets will lack rhythm and grace. And Borne, he stresses, was no poet. ... (The book) is widely considered to be his best-written work... Ludwig Borne is an interesting work... (I)t has served as a template in German literary feuding. TLS