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Poetry. Translated from the Swedish by Anthony Barnett. P„r Lagerkvist (1891-1974) was one of Sweden's greatest, most prolific, twentieth-century novelists and short story writers. EVENING LAND is the first complete translation of Lagerkvist's ninth and final volume of poetry, the deceptively simple Aftonland (1953). An intensely private man who refused to court publicity, the author was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1951. Barnett's translation (his translation of Robert Giroux's BLANK from the French is also available at SPD) sets straight an earlier, unfinished and otherwise compromised version by W. H. Auden and Leif Sj"berg. "All things exist, only I exist no more,/ everything remains, the fragrance of rain in the grass/ as I remember it and the sough of the wind through the trees,/ the flight of clouds and the human heart's disquiet.// Only my heart's disquiet no longer exists"-(from "The Dead")
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Swedish
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- PublisherSouvenir Press Ltd
- Publication date1977
- ISBN 10 0285648128
- ISBN 13 9780285648128
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages200
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Evening Land
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Souvenir Press Ltd, U.S.A., 1977
ISBN 10: 0285648128
ISBN 13: 9780285648128
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First UK edition, first printing. Near Fine hardcover in Near Fine clipped and lightly rubbed DJ. Very last (blank) page of text block lightly creased, no other damage noted. A clean attractive copy. Seller Inventory # 001199
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Evening Land (Aftonland) bi-lingual edition (superb 1st edition hardback) translated by W.H.Auden and Leif Sjoberg
Published by
Souvenir Press Ltd, 1977
ISBN 10: 0285648128
ISBN 13: 9780285648128
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Published by Souvenir Press in 1977, here is the first UK hardback printing of Par Lagerkvist's EVENING LAND (Aftonland) bi lingual (Swedish/ English edition translated by W.H.Auden and Leif Sjoberg. Blue cloth binding, black spine lettering, 193 pages, the book (which is very scarce) is in near fine condition with some minoir browning to the top edge of the cloth, a bump to one side of the boards and some light browning throughout. The dust jacket is in superb, fine condition. Seller Inventory # 12816
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