书籍信息
书籍信息
- 作者：Adam Zagajewski
- 出版时间：2023-2-21
- 定价：USD 26.00
- 页数：80
- ISBN：9780374601560
书籍介绍
Astunning,intimatecollectionbythelate,greatPolishpoetAdamZagajewski.
...IthinkIsoughtwisdom
(withoutresignation)inpoems
andalsoacertaincalmmadness.
Ifound,muchlater,amoment’sjoy
andmelancholy’sdarkcontentment.
InTrueLife,AdamZagajewski,oneofthemostgiftedpoetsofourtimeandarevolutionaryPolishwriterandthinker,turnshisgazetothepastwithpiercingclarityandatoneofwry,lyricalmelancholy.Hecapturestherhythmsofacitystreetonthepageandthesteadybeatofthepassageoftimeagainstit(“Roadscannotbedestroyed//Evenifpeoniescoverthem/smellinglikeeternity”)andwritesoftheendlessstrugglebetweenstasisandchange,betweenmovementandstillness(“Weknew/itwouldbethesame/asalways//Itwouldallgobacktonormal”).
MaryOlivercalledZagajewski“themostpertinent,impressive,meaningfulpoetofourtime,”andPhilipBoehmwroteinTheNewYorkTimesBookReviewthathispoems“pullusfromwhateverroutinethreatenstodulloursenses,fromwhatevermightlullusintomereexistence.”TrueLife,firstpublishedinPolishin2019andfluidlytranslatedintoEnglishbyClareCavanagh,revealstheastonishingdepthofhisinsightandartistry.
