Eternal Enemies: Poems (Advance Reading Copy)

Adam Zagajewski (author); Clare Cavanagh (translator)

ISBN 10: 0374216347 / ISBN 13: 9780374216344

Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2008

About this Item

ADVANCE READING COPY. A fine copy. A clean, unmarked copy. Although not marked as such in any way, this book came from the library of poet and literary critic J.D. McClatchy, from his estate in Stonington, Connecticut. Translated from the Polish by Cavanagh.

Seller Inventory # McClatchy-230

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eternal Enemies: Poems (Advance Reading Copy)
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0374216347
• ISBN 13: 9780374216344
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Advance Reading Copies
  • Polish Literature
  • Poetry

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Synopsis

The highway became the Red Sea.
We moved through the storm like a sheer valley.
You drove; I looked at you with love.

―from "Storm"

One of the most gifted and readable poets of his time, Adam Zagajewski is proving to be a contemporary classic. Few writers in either poetry or prose can be said to have attained the lucid intelligence and limpid economy of style that have become a matter of course with Zagajewski. It is these qualities, combined with his wry humor, gentle skepticism, and perpetual sense of history's dark possibilities, that have earned him a devoted international following. This collection, gracefully translated by Clare Cavanagh, finds the poet reflecting on place, language, and history. Especially moving here are his tributes to writers, friends known in person or in books―people such as Milosz and Sebald, Brodsky and Blake―which intermingle naturally with portraits of family members and loved ones. Eternal Enemies is a luminous meeting of art and everyday life.

About the Author

Adam Zagajewski was born in Lvov in 1945. His books include Tremor; Canvas; Mysticism for Beginners; Without End; Solidarity, Solitude; Two Cities; Another Beauty; A Defense of Ardor; Eternal Enemies;and Unseen Hand―all published by FSG. He lives in Chicago and Kraków.