Heading for Valparaiso by Ned Condini
Poetry. Translated from the Italian by the author. Bilingual edition. Selections from Rimbaud in Umbria (1993), Quartettsatz (1996) and In Rotta per Valpara so /Heading for Valpara so (1996), plus previously unpublished poems. Quartettsatz, named after the mysteriously incomplete Quartet movement of Franz Schubert, is filled with wit, irony and hard statements of reality. HEADING FOR VALPARA SO takes the reader on a journey of memory and hope with a full recognition of the pains and joys of nature. These are carefully crafted, thought-provoking poems with sharp edges.Ned Condini's poetry unexpectedly combines the compressed lyricism of Italian modernism with the democratic tone of contemporary American verse.--Dana Gioia
Quartettsatz, a volume of poetry by Ned Condini, contains some beautiful and moving passages, and even in its most opaque moments makes for fascinating reading . Condini has also taken his time and produced a solid book, one with pleasures on every page. It should reach the widest possible audience.--Michael Palma
Condini, Ned: - Ned Condini, born in Turin in 1940, went to Jesuit schools, studied Latin and Greek, and began writing at the age of 16. At the University of Turin, he embarked on a translation into Italian of The History of English Literature, a project ultimately published by Giulio Einaudi Editore as a 1458- page encyclopedia, Storia della letteratura inglese (1966). While working for the Turin firm, a total of twenty years, Condini majored in English and American literature, obtained his doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley and wrote his own poetry, short stories and novels. Moving to America and becoming a US citizen in 1976, he traveled, taught and managed to survive as a freelance writer, translator and critic. He has completed fifteen books of translation, three novels and four collections of poetry. He is the translator of the Anthology of Modern Italian Poetry published by the Modern Language Association of America (2008). For Chelsea Editions he has translated The Earth's Wall by Giorgio Caproni (2004) and Awakenings by Carlo Betocchi (2008). In 2011 he was awarded the W. B. Yeats Society of New York Poetry Prize.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780988478756 |
| ISBN 10 | 0988478757 |
| Title | Heading for Valparaiso |
| Author | Ned Condini |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Chelsea Editions |
| Year published | 2013-10-17 |
| Number of pages | 199 |
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