Jonathan Galassi Foreword (2 results)
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Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. (NAP). Italian and English on facing pages. A beautiful fresh copy with tight binding and square, uncreased spine. No marks. Very little cover wear.
The Contagion of Matter, Poems by Valerio Magrelli, Translated by Anthony Molino, Foreword by Jonathan Galassi. First U. S. Edition, Bi-Lingual Text Published by Holmes & Meier in 2000. Paperback format.
Valerio Magrelli / Anthony Molino (Translator) / Jonathan Galassi (Foreword)
Language: English
Published by Holmes and Meier, NYC, 2000
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Seller: Brothertown Books, Deansboro, NY, U.S.A.Brothertown Books
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This is "The Contagion of Matter" a book of poems by Valerio Magrelli. Translated from the Italian by Anthony Molino, the book was published in paperback format by Holmes and Meier. There is a Foreword by Jonathan Galassi. Said Professor Rebecca West in a review, quoted on the rear…cover : "Molino's translations of Valerio Magrelli's poetry bring to the English-speaking readers some of the most astounding verse to be found in contemporary Italian letters. Here, a great deal of precious cargo has made it intact to the shores of the English Speaking world, and we are enriched by the arrival of such rich, strange and new matter." TITLE : The Contagion of Matter AUTHOR : Valerio Magrelli TRANSLATOR : Anthony Molino FOREWORD : Jonathan Galassi IMPRINT : Holmes and Meier PLACE : New York DATE : (2000) EDITION : First U. S. Edition (No other printings mentioned) LANGUAGE : Italian with English translation DETAILS : Trade Paperback; Italian originals with English translations on facing pages; contains a Foreword and the translator's note; [xviii] + 171 pages ; approx. 5" x 7 1/4"; pictorial, glossy wraps, glued. On the front cover is a reproduction, reduced in size, of the painting, "Bandage" by Rocio Rodriguez. Other reviews on the back cover are by Jonathan Galassi, Joseph Brodsky, and Octavio Paz. CONDITION -- VERY GOOD -- This is a previously owned book that remains clean and attractive with but mild signs of handling (a shallow impact crease is just visible on the front cover - else the book, inside and out, is fresh and clean ).
