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In 1967, when the newly established House of Anansi Press began publishing, the first two poetry books they issued were a reprint of Margaret Atwood's GG-winning book, The Circle Game, and George Jonas's first book, The Absolute Smile. Over the course of the following forty-four years, Jonas continued to write poetry - publishing in literary and scholarly journals in Canada and abroad, some of which were collected in subsequent books The Happy Hungry Man (1970), Cities (1973), The East Wind Blows West (1993), and The Jonas Variations (2011). The poems in this collection, selected by Anna Porter, Barbara Amiel, Robyn Sarah, and Marc C?t?, demonstrate great depth and breadth over Jonas's career. From the occasional poems of the 1960s, when he was writing as a young man, to the variations and translations of great European poets - from Goethe to Faludy - when he is writing as a much wiser, older man, the poetry reveals a sensibility entirely contemporary and original, but steeped in grand tradition, a writer very much engaged with the things of his world.
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About the Author:
In addition to writing poetry, GEORGE JONAS has published the novel Final Decree (1981), and many celebrated works of non-fiction, including By Persons Unknown: The Strange Death of Christine Demeter (with Barbara Amiel), which won the prestigious Edgar, and Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team, which was made into the film Munich, produced by Stephen Spielberg. He has been awarded three National Magazine Awards, two Nellies, and two Gemini Awards. His columns have appeared in the National Post from its beginning.
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- PublisherCormorant Books
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 177086475X
- ISBN 13 9781770864757
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages80
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