A stunning new collection from Poland's leading poetGive me back my childhood,republic of loquacious sparrows,measureless thickets of nettlesand the timid wood owl's nightly sobs.One of the most vibrant voices of our time, Adam Zagajewski is a modern master of the poetic form. In Asymmetry, his first collection of poems in five years, he revisits the themes that have long concerned him: the end...

A stunning, intimate collection by the late great Polish poet Adam Zagajewski.. . . I think I sought wisdom(without resignation) in poemsand also a certain calm madness.I found, much later, a moment's joyand melancholy's dark contentment.In True Life, the Polish writer Adam Zagajewski, one of the world's most admired and beloved poets, turns his gaze to the past with piercing clarity and a tone of wry, lyrical mel...

A new essay collection by the noted Polish poetFor Adam Zagajewski—one of Poland's great poets—the project of writing, whether it be poetry or prose, is an occasion to advance what David Wojahn has characterized as his "restless and quizzical quest for self-knowledge." Slight Exaggeration is an autobiographical portrait of the poet, arranged not chronologically but with that same luminous quality that distinguishes Zagajewski's spellbinding poetry—an affini...

"Engagingly warm and witty blend of literary comment and memoir," fourteen essays from one of Poland's most prominent contemporary poets ( Publishers Weekly ).Ardor, inspiration, the soul, the sublime: Such terms have long since fallen from favor among critics and artists alike. In this collection of essays, Adam Zagajewski continues his efforts to reclaim for art not just the terms but the scanted spiritual dimension of m...

The highway became the Red Sea.We moved through the storm like a sheer valley.You drove; I looked at you with love.—from "Storm"One of the most gifted and readable poets of his time, Adam Zagajewski is proving to be a contemporary classic. Few writers in either poetry or prose can be said to have attained the lucid intelligence and limpid economy of style that have become a matter of course with Zagajewski. It...

Guarire dal silenzio delinea il percorso, lungo mezzo secolo, di uno dei maggiori poeti d'oggi, capace di intrecciare (come in una cinematografica dissolvenza incrociata) la storia privata, sempre cantata con discrezione, e quella collettiva. Fin dal tempo della "nouvelle vague" polacca ("Nowa Fala"), nata nelle traumatiche vicende del '68, la voce poetica dell'allora giovanissimo Adam Zagajewski si è imposta come una realtà autonoma e preziosa. Il suo valore si è poi affermato se...

Nos quatro ensaios que compõem esta defesa do fervor, Adam Zagajewski desenraíza a criação literária e reafirma a literatura como um conjunto de peças moventes que orbitam os sujeitos, a dúvida, as democracias e a presença. Avesso às classificações e arremetendo contra os juízos generalizantes, destaca a mornidão das leituras individualistas para cravar: Talvez, então, o verdadeiro fervor não divida, mas una. E nem leve ao fanatismo, nem ao fundamentalism. O poeta e ensaísta polonês navega...

¿Qué le pasa a una sociedad cuando relega el estudio del mundo clásico? ¿Cuáles son las consecuencias para la convivencia democrática de arrinconar las humanidades y entronizar como únicos paradigmas válidos la ciencia y la tecnología? ¿Qué le sucede a una civilización que extravía, en el vértigo del presente, su alma? Tres grandes humanistas, el filólogo George Steiner, el poeta Adam Zagajewski y la helenista Jacqueline de Romilly respon...

Adam Zagajewski var en av Polens största poeter. När han gick bort 2021 hade han hunnit ge ut ett tiotal diktsamlingar, liksom ett antal essäsamlingar och två prosaverk.Det andra livet innehåller ett urval dikter ur hans två sista böcker. Det är poesi som rör sig mellan nuet och minnena, Europa och Amerika, den prosaiska döden och oväntade stunder av glädje.Emi-Simone Zawall har skrivit förord och dikterna är tolkade av Irena Grönberg.

Desde siempre ha habido médicos que han sido también grandes pensadores: Copérnico, Paracelso, Chéjov o, más recientemente, Oliver Sacks, han entendido que la enfermedad no sólo concierne al cuerpo, sino también al espíritu. Por eso, el estudio de los síntomas que atribulan al paciente puede encontrar en el arte y la literatura un apoyo fundamental para llegar al centro de su origen. Tras esta estela, Andrzej Szczeklik, que, con su primera obra, Catarsis (Acantilado, 2010), ya había visto ...

Polonia. Segunda Guerra Mundial. Los alemanes han invadido el país y el narrador de esta historia no tiene ninguna intención de convertirse en un héroe. Su único objetivo es sobrevivir a toda costa. Una decisión que le acarreará severos problemas. Así, con el transcurso de la contienda, asistimos al proceso de alienación del protagonista, un traidor para unos, siempre sospechoso para otros. ¿Y para el lector? A medida que transcurre la narración Kornel Filipowicz nos obliga a reconsiderar ...

One of the most gifted poets of our time, Adam Zagajewski is a contemporary classic. Few writers in poetry or prose have attained the lucid intelligence and limpid economy of style that are the trademarks of his work. His wry humor, gentle skepticism, and perpetual sense of history's dark possibilities have earned him a devoted international following. This collection, gracefully translated by Clare Cavanagh, finds the poet returning to the themes that have defined his career—moving medita...