A Pan-American Life: Selected Poetry and Prose of Muna Lee (Americas) (The Americas) - Softcover

Lee, Muna

 
9780299202347: A Pan-American Life: Selected Poetry and Prose of Muna Lee (Americas) (The Americas)

Synopsis

The extraordinary Muna Lee was a brilliant writer, lyric poet, translator, diplomat, feminist and rights activist, and, above all, a Pan-Americanist. During the twentieth century, she helped shape the literary and social landscapes of the Americas. This is the first biography of her remarkable life and a collection of her diverse writings, which embody her vision of Pan America, an old concept that remains meaningful today.

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About the Author

Muna Lee (1895-1965), a native of Mississippi and Oklahoma, was married for a time to Luis Munoz Marin, Puerto Rico's first elected governor. She then worked for the U.S. Department of State for decades. Jonathan Cohen is a translator and writer at Stony Brook University.

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9780299202309: A Pan-American Life: Selected Poetry and Prose of Muna Lee (Americas) (The Americas)

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ISBN 10:  0299202305 ISBN 13:  9780299202309
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press, 2004
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