Two Cities: On Exile, History, and the Imagination - Hardcover

Zagajewski, Adam

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374280169 ISBN 13: 9780374280161

Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994

Synopsis

The second collection of autobiographical and literary writing by one of Poland's greatest contemporary poets features a Job-like letter to God and a series of short philosophical essays, among other writings. By the author of Solidarity, Solitude.

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Review:

"A compelling and thought-provoking group of essays . . . As the parts of [Zagajewski's] life story begin to fall into place, an ironic and sad tapestry unrolls itself. Yet he's not all gloom and doom: he's often funny, and his humility is a strong virtue."--"Booklist"

"Zagajewski . . . infuses these haunting autobiographical sketches, lyrical reflections, fables, fantasies, and aphoristic brief essays with a sense of traumatic loss and uprootedness."--"Publishers Weekly"

"While the absence of apocalypse suggests that Zagajewski has moved beyond the avant-garde, the incredible variety and intricacy of his prose make clear that he is still in the midst of his own quiet revolution."--John Palattella, "Dissent"

A compelling and thought-provoking group of essays . . . As the parts of [Zagajewski's] life story begin to fall into place, an ironic and sad tapestry unrolls itself. Yet he's not all gloom and doom: he's often funny, and his humility is a strong virtue.--"Booklist"

Zagajewski . . . infuses these haunting autobiographical sketches, lyrical reflections, fables, fantasies, and aphoristic brief essays with a sense of traumatic loss and uprootedness.--"Publishers Weekly"

While the absence of apocalypse suggests that Zagajewski has moved beyond the avant-garde, the incredible variety and intricacy of his prose make clear that he is still in the midst of his own quiet revolution.--John Palattella ""Dissent" "

About the Author:

Adam Zagajewski teaches every spring at the University of Houston.

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0374280169
• ISBN 13: 9780374280161
• Binding: Hardcover