Nonrequired Reading

Nonrequired Reading

Prose Pieces

Szymborska, Wislawa

$665.00 MXN

Sinopsis

Wislawa Szymborska's poems are admired around the world, and her unsparing vision, tireless wit, and deep sense of humanity are cherished by countless readers. Unknown to most of them, however, Szymborska also worked for several decades as a columnist, reviewing a wide variety of books under the unassuming title Nonrequired Reading.

As readers of her poems would expect, the short prose pieces collected here are anything but ordinary. Reflecting the author's own eclectic tastes and interests, the pretexts for these ruminations range from books on wallpapering, cooking, gardening, and yoga, to more lofty volumes on opera and world literature. Unpretentious yet incisive, these charming pieces are on a par with Szymborska's finest lyrics, tackling the same large and small questions with a wonderful curiosity.

Editorial:
Ecco
Año de edición:
2002
Materia
Libros en inglés
ISBN:
978-0-15-100660-1
Páginas:
256
Encuadernación:
Pasta dura
Idioma:
Inglés

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  • Polanco
  • Santa Fe
  • Perisur
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  • San Ángel

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