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View With a Grain of Sand: Selected Poems

by Wislawa Szymborska
View With a Grain of Sand: Selected Poems
View With a Grain of Sand: Selected Poems

Wry, luminous poems marveling at life’s improbability

This collection suits readers drawn to quiet wonder and sharp observation. Szymborska turns ordinary moments into playful, profound reflections on existence. Her graceful irony makes life’s fleeting beauty feel newly astonishing.

  • PEN Translation Prize for Stanislaw Baranczak & Clare Cavanagh (1996)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

View With a Grain of Sand: Selected Poems

by Wislawa Szymborska
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ISBN: 9780156002165
Author: Wislawa Szymborska
Publisher: HARVEST BOOKS
Date of Publication: 1995-05-26
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Art, Creative Nonfiction, Philosophy
Related Topics: Theory, Classics, History, Art History
Goodreads rating: 4.33
(rated by 5517 readers)

Description

From one of Europe's most prominent and celebrated poets, a collection remarkable for its graceful lyricism. With acute irony tempered by a generous curiosity, Szymborska documents life's improbability as well as its transient beauty to capture the wonder of existence. Preface by Mark Strand. Translated by Stanislaw Baranczak and Clare Cavanagh, winners of the PEN Translation Prize.
 

Wry, luminous poems marveling at life’s improbability

This collection suits readers drawn to quiet wonder and sharp observation. Szymborska turns ordinary moments into playful, profound reflections on existence. Her graceful irony makes life’s fleeting beauty feel newly astonishing.

  • PEN Translation Prize for Stanislaw Baranczak & Clare Cavanagh (1996)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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