On the Front Line: Guerilla Poems of El Salvador

Claribel Alegria, Darwin J. Flakoll (Editors & Translators)

ISBN 10: 0915306867 / ISBN 13: 9780915306862

Published by Curbstone Books (Willimantic, Connecticut), 1989

About this Item

First edition signed by Claribel Alegria. Softcover volume, measuring approximately 5.75" x 8.75", has lightly bumped top of spine. Book is otherwise in fine condition. Introduction is in English; poems are bilingual in Spanish and English. 89 pages. Inscription on first blank page reads "For Kathryn with best / wishes. / Buel Flakoll / Claribel Alegria". "More than poetry of combat, this bilingual edition is a record of the struggles, hopes and dreams of a war-torn country, providing a vivid description of the conditions of El Salvador today.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: On the Front Line: Guerilla Poems of El Salvador
• Publisher: Curbstone Books (Willimantic, Connecticut)
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0915306867
• ISBN 13: 9780915306862
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

More than poetry of combat, this bilingual edition is a record of the struggles, hopes and dreams of a war-torn country, providing a vivid description of the recent struggles in El Salvador.

About the Author

Claribel Alegrķa was a Salvadorian-Nicaraguan poet, essayist, novelist, and journalist who was a major voice in the literature of contemporary Central America. She has been called "one of the region's finest writers" by The Washington Post. She has published over forty books, including fifteen collections of poetry, and was a recipient of the Casa de las Americas Prize of Cuba. Her works in English include Ashes of Izalco, Luisa in Realityland, and Family Album. She was awarded the 2006 Neustadt International Prize for Literature. She died in 2018.

In 1947 Alegrķa married the U.S.-born journalist Darwin J. ("Bud") Flakoll; they had three daughters and one son. Flakoll coauthored some of her novels and translated much of her work into English. He died in 1995. Alegrķa's Sorrow, a collection of love poems, was written for her deceased husband.