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A collection of poems by Ingeborg Bachmann, one of the most important voices in German literature in the 20th century and winner of the Büchner Prize and the Austrian National Literature Prize. Ingeborg Bachmann was one of the most unique poetic voices of the 20th century, and together with Paul Celan she is considered the two most important poets in postwar German-language literature. Her poetry closely combines philosophical insight and literary lyricism, using language to explore the essence of nature and the world, creating unique rhymes and rhythms, which has influenced many famous writers including Thomas Bernhard, Elfriede Jelinek, and Krista Wolf. During his lifetime, Bachmann won almost all important literary awards in German literature, including the Büchner Prize, the highest honor in German literature. "The Call of Ursa Major" contains the contents of all collections of poems Bachmann published during his lifetime, covering the poet's lifetime masterpieces.