On the Front Line: Guerilla Poems of El Salvador

Claribel Alegria, Darwin J. Flakoll (Editors & Translators)

ISBN 10: 0915306867 / ISBN 13: 9780915306862

Published by Curbstone Books (Willimantic, Connecticut), 1989

About this Item

First edition signed by Claribel Alegria. Softcover volume, measuring approximately 5.75" x 8.75", has lightly bumped top of spine. Book is otherwise in fine condition. Introduction is in English; poems are bilingual in Spanish and English. 89 pages. Inscription on first blank page reads "For Kathryn with best / wishes. / Buel Flakoll / Claribel Alegria". "More than poetry of combat, this bilingual edition is a record of the struggles, hopes and dreams of a war-torn country, providing a vivid description of the conditions of El Salvador today.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: On the Front Line: Guerilla Poems of El Salvador
• Publisher: Curbstone Books (Willimantic, Connecticut)
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0915306867
• ISBN 13: 9780915306862
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

More than poetry of combat, this bilingual edition is a record of the struggles, hopes and dreams of a war-torn country, providing a vivid description of the recent struggles in El Salvador.

About the Author

Clara Isabel Alegrķa Vides (born May 12, 1924) is a Nicaraguan poet, essayist, novelist, and journalist who was a major voice in the literature of contemporary Central America. She writes under the pseudonym Claribel Alegrķa.

In 1947 Alegrķa married the U.S.-born journalist Darwin J. (""Bud"") Flakoll; they had three daughters and one son. Flakoll coauthored some of her novels and translated much of her work into English. He died in 1995. Alegrķa's Sorrow, a collection of love poems, was written for her deceased husband.