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Asymmetry

Poems

Author: Adam Zagajewski; Translated from the Polish by Clare Cavanagh

Asymmetry

Asymmetry

$9.99

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A stunning new collection from Poland’s leading poet

Give me back my childhood,

republic of loquacious sparrows,
measureless thickets...

Page Count
96
On Sale
11/20/2018

Book Details

A stunning new collection from Poland’s leading poet

Give me back my childhood,

republic of loquacious sparrows,
measureless thickets of nettles
and the timid wood owl's nightly sobs.

One of the most vibrant voices of our time, Adam Zagajewski is a modern master of the poetic form. In Asymmetry, his first collection of poems in five years, he revisits the themes that have long concerned him: the enduring imprint of history, the beauty of nature, the place of the exile. Though as sanguine as ever, Zagajewski often turns to elegy in this deeply powerful collection, remembering loved ones he’s lost: a hairdresser, the philosopher Krzystzof Michalski, and, most poignantly, his parents. A moving reflection on family, the sublimity of everyday life, death, and happiness, Asymmetry is a magnificent distillation of an astounding poetic voice.

Imprint Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

ISBN

9780374715267

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Asymmetry

Asymmetry

$9.99