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Solidarity, Solitude: Essays by Adam Zagajewski
English (translation)Original Polish
- GenresEssaysPolish Literature
176 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1990
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About the author
Adam Zagajewski
109 books205 followersAdam Zagajewski was a Polish poet, novelist, translator and essayist. He was awarded the 2004 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
The Zagajeski family was expelled from Lwów by the Ukrainians to central Poland in 1945.
In 1982 he emigrated to Paris, but in 2002 he returned to Poland, and now resides in Kraków.
His poem "Try To Praise The Mutilated World", printed in The New Yorker, became famous after the 9/11 attacks.
He is considered a leading poet of the Generation of '68, or Polish New Wave (Polish: Nowa fala), and one of Poland's most prominent contemporary poets.
Source: wikipedia.com
The Zagajeski family was expelled from Lwów by the Ukrainians to central Poland in 1945.
In 1982 he emigrated to Paris, but in 2002 he returned to Poland, and now resides in Kraków.
His poem "Try To Praise The Mutilated World", printed in The New Yorker, became famous after the 9/11 attacks.
He is considered a leading poet of the Generation of '68, or Polish New Wave (Polish: Nowa fala), and one of Poland's most prominent contemporary poets.
Source: wikipedia.com
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February 14, 2016
3,5
Con dos partes claramente diferenciadas, Zagajewski aborda los mismos temas a lo largo de todos los textos que componen esta colección de ensayos que, pese al enfoque inicial, centrado en la reacción cultural al totalitarismo en la Polonia de Solidaridad, no pierde vigencia. Escribe en los dos primeros ensayos las mejores líneas, y pese a que pierde cierta frescura en las páginas centrales, el último es una maravilla. ¡Qué bien escriben los polacos!
Con dos partes claramente diferenciadas, Zagajewski aborda los mismos temas a lo largo de todos los textos que componen esta colección de ensayos que, pese al enfoque inicial, centrado en la reacción cultural al totalitarismo en la Polonia de Solidaridad, no pierde vigencia. Escribe en los dos primeros ensayos las mejores líneas, y pese a que pierde cierta frescura en las páginas centrales, el último es una maravilla. ¡Qué bien escriben los polacos!
September 22, 2017
Pues este señor escribe bien. Pero se me ha hecho muy difícil, supongo que por no tener ni idea de la historia polaca y su contexto. Sólo para fans de Polonia?.
August 25, 2020
Polish, political, literature. Very dense reading. If you love biographies and history, you'll love this collection of essays by a celebrated poet.
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