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IN THESE 100 POEMS WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA PORTRAYS A WORLD OF ASTONISHING DIVERSITY AND RICHNESS, IN WHICH NATURE IS WISE AND PRODIGAL AND FATE UNPREDICTABLE, IF NOT MISCHIEVOUS. WITH ACUTE IRONY TEMPERED BY A GENEROUS CURIOSITY, SHE DOCUMENTS LIFE'S IMPROBABILITY AS WELL AS ITS TRANSIENT BEAUTY. THE RUINS OF TROY; SUNLIGHT GLEAMING ON A PEWTER JUG; BIRDS RETURNING IN THE SPRING; THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN LURKING IN THE HIMALAYAS; A BODY-BUILDING CONTEST; A SYMPHONY; A MACABRE LABORATORY EXPERIMENT WITH A DECAPITATED DOG; A POSTCARD FROM A SISTER WHO HAS MUCH TO TELL; THE DISCOVERY OF A NEW STAR; THE IRRATIONALITY OF LOVE; THE INFINITY OF (PI).
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In these 100 poems Wislawa Szymborska portrays a world of astonishing diversity and richness, in which nature is wise and prodigal and fate unpredictable, if not mischievous. With acute irony tempered by a generous curiosity, she documents life's improbability as well as its transient beauty. The ruins of Troy; sunlight gleaming on a pewter jug; birds returning in the spring; the Abominable Snowman lurking in the Himalayas; a body-building contest; a symphony; a macabre laboratory experiment with a decapitated dog; a postcard from a sister who has "much to tell"; the discovery of a new star; the irrationality of love; the infinity of (pi).
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A collection by the Nobel Prize winner reflects on the wonders of life in poems featuring a sister's postcard, the discovery of a new star, the ruins of Greece, and a bodybuilding contest.
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- PublisherMariner Books
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0156002167
- ISBN 13 9780156002165
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages224
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