| Mysticism for Beginners: Poems Contributor(s): Zagajewski, Adam (Author), Cavanagh, Clare (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0374526877 ISBN-13: 9780374526870 Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - General |
| Dewey: 891.851 |
| Physical Information: 0.27" H x 5.52" W x 8.29" (0.18 lbs) 80 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Powerful New work by a modern master. You must listen, listen, listen.Tired springs breathe under water. At four in the morningthe last, lonely bolt of lightning scribbles something quickly in the sky. It says No. Or Never. Or Take courage, the fire's not dead. -from The Last Storm Mysticism for Beginners is the third and most beautiful of Adam Zagajewski's collections to appear in English. The poems are about nature, history, the life of cities, the transformations of art, the spiritual essence of everyday life. Their remarkable staying power derives from the gentle meditative authority of Zagajewski's voice, here expertly rered into English by Clare Cavanagh. Zagajewski's committed, compassionate poems offer access to the mysteries at the heart of experience. |
Contributor Bio(s): Zagajewski, Adam: - Adam Zagajewski was born in Lvov in 1945. His 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 Chicago and Kraków. |