Name: poems new and collected 1957-1997
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Author: Szymborska, Wislawa
ISBN: 9780156011464

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Wislawa Szymborska

Publisher

Ecco Press

Language

English

Pages

273

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.1 x 13.5 x 2.3 cm

Weight

0.25 kg.

ISBN

0156011468

ISBN13

9780156011464

Synopsis "poems new and collected 1957-1997"

Poems New and Collected: 1957-1997 is the definitive, complete collection of poetry by Nobel Prize-winning poet Wislawa Szymborska.Described by Robert Hass as "unquestionably one of the great living European poets" and by Charles Simic as "one of the finest poets living today," Szymborska mesmerizes her readers with poetry that captivates their minds and captures their hearts. This is the book that her many fans have been anxiously awaiting, including 164 poems in all, as well as the full text of her Nobel acceptance speech of December 7, 1996, in Stockholm. Beautifully translated by Stanislaw Baranczak and Clare Cavanagh, who won a 1996 PEN Translation Prize for their work, this volume is a must-have for all readers of poetry.

Wislawa Szymborska

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Wislawa Szymborska (Kórnik, Poland, 1923 – Krakow, 2012) was a Polish poet of great international renown, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1996. Her poetry is noted for its precision, irony, and philosophical depth, exploring themes such as everyday life, existence, and wonder at the seemingly simple

Throughout her career, she published more than fifteen books of poetry, among the most important are: "That's Why We Live" (1952), "Questions to Oneself" (1954), "Salt" (1962), "A Hundred Joys" (1967), "Large Number" (1976), "People on the Bridge" (1986), "End and Beginning" (1993), and "Here" (2009). In addition to her poetry, she wrote essays where she also showed her sharp reflection

Her work is characterized by the combination of simple and accessible language with a deep and reflective background. This approach earned her, in addition to the Nobel, awards such as the Goethe (1991) and the Herder (1995), consolidating her as an essential voice of contemporary Polish and global poetry. Szymborska distinguished herself by her ability to reveal the extraordinary in the everyday, always with a tone both serious and subtly humorous, making her a key author to understand the poetry of the 20th century.

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