lehrt an der New School for Social Research in New York

Here on the sea is the surfer

Ihre Wege führen aus dem provinziellen Deutschland hinaus in die Schweiz

and the editor of The New Directions Anthology of Classical Chinese Poetry and the Calligrams series published by NYRB Classics

The Arsenic Eaters Charlotte Malterre-Barthes lehrt an der New SchoolThe Arsenic Eaters investigates the widespread historical belief that the consumption of arsenic, generally known to be a deadly poison, is beneficial to ones health. Accordingly, many poison eaters were found among the Austrian rural population in the nineteenth century. What they were ingesting was white (arsenic trioxide) or yellow arsenic (arsenic trisulfide). It was produced by roasting arsenic containing minerals. Arsenic eaters were robust