Haven, Cynthia
Czeslaw Milosz: Conversations (Literary Conversations)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781578068296
- author:
- Haven, Cynthia
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2006
- Pages:
- 217
- Genre:
- Biography: general
- Condition:
- New
- supplier_id:
- 9
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Czesław Miłosz: Conversations offers a unique insight into the life and work of one of Poland's most celebrated poets. Spanning over twenty-five years, this collection brings together pieces from various sources, including an unpublished interview between Miłosz and fellow Nobel Laureate poet Joseph Brodsky. Miłosz's own experiences, shaped by his survival of Soviet occupation, persecution, and the Holocaust, are woven throughout these conversations. His thoughts on literature, history, and philosophy reveal a complex and multifaceted individual, both sensualist and scholar, devout Catholic and doubting thinker. This volume provides a nuanced understanding of Miłosz's work and personality, defying easy categorization. With its diverse range of sources, Czesław Miłosz: Conversations offers a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of 20th-century literature's most intriguing figures.
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