Margul-Sperber, Alfred eigentlich A. Sperber#
b. Storožinec, Ukraine, Sept. 23, 1898 (UA), d. Bucharest, Romania, Jan. 3, 1967, poet, translator, author and journalist. Promoted the writers P. (see) Celan and R. Auslaender. His programmatic poems, which give proof of his social commitment, considerably influenced the development of German-language literature in Romania.
Works#
Gleichnisse der Landschaft, 1934; Zeuge der Zeit, 1951; Mit offenen Augen, 1956; Taten und Traeume, 1959. - Editions: Das verzauberte Wort. Der poetische Nachlass, A. Kittner (ed.),1969; Geheimnis und Verzicht (Selected writings), A. Kittner (ed.), 1975.Literature#
B. Rosenthal, A. Margul-Sperber, in: Bulletin des Leo-Baeck-Instituts 68, 1984; Neue Deutsche Biographie.