| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
63 pages ; 22 cm |
| Language |
Translated from the Polish. |
| Note |
"Originally published in Polish in 2019 by A5, Poland, as Prawdziwe życie"--Title page verso. |
| Contents |
The Twentieth Century in Retirement -- Drottningholm -- The Great Poet Basho Begins His Journey -- Santiago de Compostela -- 7 Arkońska Street -- Boogie-Woogie -- Wicek Faber -- Stop -- Miriam Chiaromonte -- Mountains -- Rain in Lvov -- Enlightenment -- Sambor -- The Allegory of Good and Bad Government -- Border -- Brief Moments -- Winter Dawn -- In Drohobycz -- Figs -- And That Is Why -- Bolt -- Another Life -- The Old Painter -- We Wait -- Istanbul -- Self-Portrait Beneath a Drip -- The East -- Kardamyli -- Yoga of Voices in a Hospital Corridor -- I'm Fifteen -- Wind -- The Calling of Saint Matthew -- Charlie -- Where the Tamarisks Bloom -- Córdoba, Sparrows -- Journey to the Holy Land -- André Frénaud -- Carmen -- A Provincial Roman Town -- CD -- Sunday -- In the Garage -- Ezra Pound -- Homeless -- Instrument -- Jean Améry -- On an Island -- Bełżec -- Rembrandt, Self-Portrait 1629 -- Magnolia -- The Old Painter on a Walk -- November -- Name Day -- Errata from Many Years Past. |
| Summary |
In True Life, the Polish writer Adam Zagajewski, one of the world's most admired and beloved poets, turns his gaze to the past with piercing clarity and a tone of wry, lyrical melancholy. He captures the rhythms of a city street on the page and the steady beat of the passage of time against it. |
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"A stunning, intimate collection by Adam Zagajewski (1945-2021), 'the most pertinent, impressive, meaningful poet of our time' (Mary Oliver)"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Zagajewski, Adam, 1945-2021 -- Translations into English.
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Polish poetry -- 20th century.
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Polish poetry -- 21st century.
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POETRY / European.
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Zagajewski, Adam, 1945-2021 (OCoLC)fst00041086
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Polish poetry (OCoLC)fst01069141
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| Chronological Term |
1900-2099
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| Genre/Form |
Poetry.
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poetry. (CStmoGRI)aatgf300055931
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Translations (OCoLC)fst01423791
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Poetry (OCoLC)fst01423828
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Poetry.
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| Added Author |
Cavanagh, Clare, translator.
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| Added Title |
Prawdziwe życie. English
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| ISBN |
9780374601560 (hardcover) |
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0374601569 (hardcover) |
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