| Drunk from the Bitter Truth: The Poems of Anna Margolin Contributor(s): Margolin, Anna (Author), Kumove, Shirley (Editor), Kumove, Shirley (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0791465802 ISBN-13: 9780791465806 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - Literary Criticism | European - German |
| Dewey: 839.113 |
| Series: Suny Series, Women Writers in Translation |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.06 lbs) 330 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the 2007 Yiddish Literature and Translation from Yiddish presented by the Helen and Stan Vine Annual Canadian Jewish Book Awards 2007 Runner Up of the National Jewish Book Award in Poetry Born Rosa Lebensboym in Belarus, Anna Margolin (1887-1952) settled permanently in America in 1913. A brilliant yet largely forgotten poet, her reputation rests on her volume of poetry published in Yiddish in 1929 in New York City. Although written in the 1920s, Margolin's poetry is remarkably fresh and contemporary, dealing with themes of anxiety, loneliness, sexual tensions, and the search for intellectual and spiritual identity, all of which were clearly reflected in her own life choices. Sensitively and beautifully translated here, the poems appear both in the original Yiddish and in English translation. Shirley Kumove's fascinating critical-biographical introduction highlights Margolin's tempestuous and unconventional life. An exceptionally beautiful and gifted woman, Margolin adopted a bohemian and an eccentric lifestyle, and threw herself into both intellectual pursuits and romantic attachments beyond her two marriages. |