Very good in publisher's lightly edgeworn wraps. Ownership signature on the inside front cover. Small dent on the front panel near spine. 12mo. 100pp.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Devil's Lunch: Selected Poems
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication Date: 1999
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0571200087
ISBN 13: 9780571200085
Binding: Paperback
Edition: First Edition, first printing .
Condition: Very Good
Weight: 6 ounces

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Synopsis

The powerful and deeply moving work of the Serbian poet Aleksandar Ristov�c, published for the first time in the United states.

Make me a long coat of heavy cloth, tailor,
the kind that won't fray,
and of a dark color,
so no one will notice the cigarette ashes.

Make the dark trousers of the same material,
to last as long as I want them to,
wearing them to visit many cities, villages,
and other out-of-the-way places.
* * * * *
Make me a dark jacket, tailor, with wide, deep pockets
to clench my fists in, while watching the one
they're dragging from my table into the bushes,
which begin to shake after a few moments.
-from "Gingerbread Heart"

Whether addressing pigs, speaking for prostitutes, or considering lavatories, the great Serbian poet Ristovic (1933-94) revealed a capacious yet unsentimental sympathy with the despised, downtrodden, and disregarded. Devil's Lunch, hitherto unpublished in America, is a quirky and moving selection of his work greatly enriched by Charles Simic's earthy and authentic translations. Simic, himself a Pulitzer Prize-winning contemporary poet, allows us to fully appreciate a major talent who always spoke with humor, honesty, and compassion.

About the Author

Aleksandar Ristov�c died in 1994. Charles Simic is the author of many volumes of poetry, including The World Doesn't End, for which he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. He lives in New Hampshire.

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