The City and the Child [Paperback]

Ales Debeljak (Author), Christopher Merrill (Translator)

Book Description

Series: Terra Incognita Series | Publication Date: October 15, 1999

A haunting new collection by this acclaimed Slovenian poet.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Against the backdrop of this century's third Balkan war, Slovenian poet Ales Debeljak's first child, a girl, is born. In the forty-two sonnets that make up THE CITY AND THE CHILD, Debeljak explores the architecture and tradition that can house such opposing intensities, such overwhelming sadness and joy . . . . This collection is testimony to the transforming power of love and the human voice" -- Ralph Angel

Across The River, To The East
The Aesthetics Of Dusk
Angel On The Lake Shore
The Beauty Of Failure
Before The Storm
Bosnian Elegy
Boundaries Of Language
Boundless Room
Bridge
Church Bells At Midnight
The City And The Child
Cosmopolis
Faces In Front Of The Wall
Grand Hotel Europa
Grapes Of Mercy
Gratitude
Halfway To The Foreign Legion
Homecoming
Hunters' Initiation
The Imperfect Passion Of A Word
Interpretation Of Love
Invocation By A Small Bed
Light Above The Peninsula
The Lord Of Tears
Manufacturing Dust
Mercenaries
Metamorphosis Of Grass
Migrations
Newborn Ode
Night Bride
Pastoral
Prayer From Pontus
Second Baptism
The Source Of Oxygen
Testament Of Defeat
To The Poets Exiled In Amsterdam
Traveling To New York
Weather Forecast
Woman's Shadow
Young Muse
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 68 pages
• Publisher: White Pine Press; 1 edition (October 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1877727997
• ISBN-13: 978-1877727993
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,976,969 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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