Exchanges on Light - Softcover

Roubaud, Jacques

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1934200026 ISBN 13: 9781934200025

Publisher: La Presse, 2006

Synopsis

Cast as a dialogue among six interlocuters, this lyric, pensive blend of poetry and prose considers light from a variety of perspectives—philosophical, physical, ethical, and metaphorical—all of them beautiful. As with so much of Roubaud’s work, a delicate humor and a deep compassion engage to create a lovely and responsible text.

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About the Author

JACUES ROUBAUD, the author of many volumes of poetry and novels, is among France's leading contemporary poets. An active member of Oulipo, he imparts a rigor to his poetry that's always lively and always rooted in real life. He has been extensively translated into English by Rosmarie Waldrop and others, including The Plurality of Worlds of Lewis (1995) Hortence in Exile (1992) The Great Fire of London (1991).

ELENI SIKELIANOS is a poet and translator based in Boulder, Colorado. Her book The Monster Lives of Boys & Girls won the National Poetry Series and was published in 2003. She teaches at the University of Denver.

Edition details

• Publisher: La Presse
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1934200026
• ISBN 13: 9781934200025
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80