Eternal Enemies
Zagajewski, Adam
Cavanagh, Clare (TRN)
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
The highway became the Red Sea.
We moved through the storm like a sheer valley.
You drove; I looked at you with love.
from Storm
One of the most gifted and readable poets of his time, Adam Zagajewski is proving to be a contemporary classic. Few writers in either poetry or prose can be said to have attained the lucid intelligence and limpid economy of style that have become a matter of course with Zagajewski. It is these qualities, combined with his wry humor, gentle skepticism, and perpetual sense of historys dark possibilities, that have earned him a devoted international following. This collection, gracefully translated by Clare Cavanagh, finds the poet reflecting on place, language, and history. Especially moving here are his tributes to writers, friends known in person or in bookspeople such as Milosz and Sebald, Brodsky and Blakewhich intermingle naturally with portraits of family members and loved ones. Eternal Enemies is a luminous meeting of art and everyday life.
AUTHOR BIO
Adam Zagajewski was born in Lvov in 1945. His previous books include Tremor; Canvas; Mysticism for Beginners; Without End; Solidarity, Solitude; Two Cities; Another Beauty; and A Defense of Ardorall published by FSG. He lives in Paris and Houston.
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0374216347
ISBN(13-digit): 9780374216344
Dewey Decimal: 891.8/5173
Library of Congress: 2007042855
Book Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 116
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