View with a Grain of Sand: Selected Poems
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View with a Grain of Sand: Selected Poems by Wislawa Szymborska
In these 100 poems Wislawa Szymborska portrays a world of astonishing diversity and richness, in which nature is wise and prodigal and fate unpredictable, if not mischievous. With acute irony tempered by a generous curiosity, she documents life's improbability as well as its transient beauty. The ruins of Troy; sunlight gleaming on a pewter jug; birds returning in the spring; the Abominable Snowman lurking in the Himalayas; a body-building contest; a symphony; a macabre laboratory experiment with a decapitated dog; a postcard from a sister who has much to tell; the discovery of a new star; the irrationality of love; the infinity of (pi).WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA (1923-2012) was a poet, translator, and columnist who was born in Poland. In 1996, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780156002165 |
| ISBN 10 | 0156002167 |
| Title | View with a Grain of Sand: Selected Poems |
| Author | Wislawa Szymborska |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Harvest Books |
| Year published | 1995-05-26 |
| Number of pages | 214 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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