[on Georg Trakl:] it was always inconceivable to me that he… - Karl Kraus

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[on Georg Trakl:] it was always inconceivable to me that he could live. His madness wrestled with godly things.

Karl Kraus

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Karl Kraus (28 April 1874 – 12 June 1936) was an Austrian journalist, satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet.

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[on Georg Trakl:] it was always inconceivable to me that he could live. His madness wrestled with godly things. - Karl Kraus

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