Yves Bonnefoy, celebrated translator and critic, is widely considered the most important and influential French poet since World War II. Named to the College de France in 1981 to fill the chair left vacant by the death of Roland Barthes, Bonnefoy was the first poet honored in this way since Paul Valery. Winner of many awards, including the Prix Goncourt in 1987 and the Hudson Review's Bennett Award in 1988, he is the author of six critically acclaimed books of poetry. Spanning four decades and drawing on all of Bonnefoy's major collections, this selection provides a comprehensive...
Yves Bonnefoy, celebrated translator and critic, is widely considered the most important and influential French poet since World War II. Named to the ...
Presenting a collection of poemsthat represent the author s previous concerns, this compilation combines an interest in autobiography, a return to the medium of poetry, a fascination with documentary techniques, and a new exploration of fictional possibilities. Humor andlyricism throughoutenhance the anthology s themes of memory, time, and loss."
Presenting a collection of poemsthat represent the author s previous concerns, this compilation combines an interest in autobiography, a return to the...
On 13 November 1943, Jerzy Feliks Urman (known as Jerzyk) killed himself, thinking the Gestapo had arrived. He was eleven and a half. He and his family were in hiding in Drohobycz, during the German occupation of East Galicia. A year earlier the family had quit Stanislawow in the wake of brutal round-ups and deportations of Jews.
On 13 November 1943, Jerzy Feliks Urman (known as Jerzyk) killed himself, thinking the Gestapo had arrived. He was eleven and a half. He and his famil...
