The Hour of Sand: Selected Poems 1969-1989 [Paperback]

Ana Blandiana (Author), Peter Jay (Translator), Anca Cristofovici (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 11, 1990

Ana Blandiana is one of Romania's most admired and popular poets. Her delicate, subtle and pointed poetry has gained her a large readership at home, where she has received the highest literary awards. Her poetry is direct, personal and uncompromising in its vision; it has strong traditional roots, both literary and spiritual, yet is acutely responsive to present-day concerns. Ana Blandiana's poetry and prose have been widely translated in Europe, but "The Hour of Sand" is the first selection of her poems to appear in English. It introduces a fresh and distinctive voice in Eastern European poetry.

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About the Author

Ana Blandiana was born in Transylvania in 1942. The first of her eleven collections of poetry, 'First Person Plural', appeared in 1964. She has also published children's books, fiction and essays, and wrote a regular column in Bucharest's leading literary paper from 1974 to 1988. Peter Jay's collection of poems 'Shifting Frontiers' appeared in 1980. He edited 'The Greek Anthology', a Penguin Classic, and his translations include selections from several Romanian poets. Anca Cristofovici was educated in Bucharest. She taught French at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina from 1987-9.

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Anvil Press Poetry; 2nd edition (October 11, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0856462403
• ISBN-13: 978-0856462405
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,318,799 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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