Take my word for it / Nina Cassian

Cassian, Nina

ISBN 10: 085646306X / ISBN 13: 9780856463068

Published by London : Anvil Press Poetry, 1998

About this Item

Signed. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; [vi], 91 p. ; 22 cm. Subjects; Romanian poetry. Romanian poetry Translations into English. Romanian literature. Romanian literature; 20th century. 1 Kg.

Seller Inventory # 374724

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Take my word for it / Nina Cassian
• Publisher: London : Anvil Press Poetry
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 085646306X
• ISBN 13: 9780856463068
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

"Take My Word for It" is Nina Cassian's first collection of poems in English. Since being forced in 1985 to abandon her native Romania, where she had published more than 50 books, she has settled in New York. The American poet and critic Stanley Kunitz acclaims her as 'a world-class poet, high-spirited, fierce, intelligent, uncompromising, and wonderfully nervy'. These qualities are evident in her new poems, whose tone is playful and optimistic, sharp, witty, funny and wise.

About the Author

Born in 1924, Nina Cassian has published more than 50 books, including works of fiction and children's verse. Her selected poems in translation 'Life Sentence' (Anvil 1990; new edition 1998) confirmed her worldwide reputation. She is also a composer and translator, and has worked as a journalist and film critic. Since 1985 she has lived in New York City.