In a series of thirty-five long poems, the masterful French writer here rejects the "real" world, and immerses the reader in a series of images taken from ancient mythology and fantasy.
Christian Souchon has rendered his brother's verse into a marvelous series of images, presented on flanking pages in their outstanding French originals along with marvelously evocative English-language translations. Illustrated throughout.
MICHEL GALIANA (1933-1999) wrote novels, poetry, essays, and criticism. His brother, Christian Souchon, is a translator with the...
THE DREAM IN THE ORCHARD
In a series of thirty-five long poems, the masterful French writer here rejects the "real" world, and immerses the reade...
"Mythologies" contains two of Michel Galianas finest works, the long poems "Fighting Hercules" and "The Triumph of Hermes."
MICHEL GALIANA (1933 - 1999) published a novel, "The Shadow Theatre" (1966) similar to Voltaires philosophical tales; two essays, entitled "Beyond your Homeland" (1987) and "Treatise on Indifference" (1989), in which he proclaims that he wants no part in the collective extravagances forced on us by the state and society and extolls indifference as a virtue, excluding however revolt, which generates new kinds of alienation; and two collections of narratives, "A Trip...
"Mythologies" contains two of Michel Galianas finest works, the long poems "Fighting Hercules" and "The Triumph of Hermes."
