Asymmetry: Poems (American Advance Reading Copy)

Adam Zagajewski (author); Clare Cavanagh (translator)

ISBN 10: 0374106479 / ISBN 13: 9780374106478

Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2018

About this Item

ADVANCE READING COPY. A fine copy. A clean, unmarked copy. Translated from the Polish by Clare Cavanagh. Although not marked as such in any way, this book came from the library of poet and literary critic J.D. McClatchy, from his estate in Stonington, Connecticut. ARC.

Seller Inventory # McClatchy-272

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Asymmetry: Poems (American Advance Reading Copy)
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0374106479
• ISBN 13: 9780374106478
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Advance Reading Copies
  • Poetry
  • Polish Literature

About this title

Synopsis

A stunning new collection from Poland’s leading poet

Give me back my childhood,
republic of loquacious sparrows,
measureless thickets of nettles
and the timid wood owl's nightly sobs.

One of the most vibrant voices of our time, Adam Zagajewski is a modern master of the poetic form. In Asymmetry, his first collection of poems in five years, he revisits the themes that have long concerned him: the enduring imprint of history, the beauty of nature, the place of the exile. Though as sanguine as ever, Zagajewski often turns to elegy in this deeply powerful collection, remembering loved ones he’s lost: a hairdresser, the philosopher Krzystzof Michalski, and, most poignantly, his parents. A moving reflection on family, the sublimity of everyday life, death, and happiness, Asymmetry is a magnificent distillation of an astounding poetic voice.

About the Author

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; A Defense of Ardor; Eternal Enemies; and Unseen Hand—all published by FSG. He lives in Kraków, Poland.

Clare Cavanagh is a professor of Slavic languages and literatures at Northwestern University. Her book Lyric Poetry and Modern Politics, received the National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism. She is currently working on an authorized biography of Czeslaw Milosz. She has also translated the poetry of Wislawa Szymborska.