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Peter Wortsman

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Bio

Peter Wortsman was managing editor of alumni publications at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University from 1987 to 2018. He is the author of four previous books, two plays, and numerous translations from German.

Peter Wortsman Books

The Golden Pot book cover

The Golden Pot

E. T. A. Hoffmann
Borrowed Words book cover

Borrowed Words

Peter Wortsman
Epiphany of a Middle-Aged Pilgrim book cover

Epiphany of a Middle-Aged Pilgrim

Peter Wortsman
A Modern Way to Die book cover

A Modern Way to Die

Peter Wortsman
Intimate Ties book cover

Intimate Ties

Robert Musil
The Caring Heirs of Doctor Samuel Bard book cover

The Caring Heirs of Doctor Samuel Bard

Peter Wortsman
Footprints in Wet Cement book cover

Footprints in Wet Cement

Peter Wortsman
Konundrum book cover

Konundrum

Franz Kafka
Selected Tales of the Brothers Grimm book cover

Selected Tales of the Brothers Grimm

Brothers Grimm
Ghost Dance in Berlin book cover

Ghost Dance in Berlin

Peter Wortsman
Posthumous Papers of a Living Author book cover

Posthumous Papers of a Living Author

Robert Musil
Selected Prose of Heinrich von Kleist book cover

Selected Prose of Heinrich von Kleist

Heinrich von Kleist
Travel Pictures book cover

Travel Pictures

Heinrich Heine
Telegrams of the Soul book cover

Telegrams of the Soul

Peter Altenberg
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