Nonrequired Reading: Prose Pieces
by Wislawa Szymborska, Clare Cavanagh
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- 0151006601
- ISBN 13
- 9780151006601
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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.
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- Russell Books Ltd (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ING9780151006601
- Title
- Nonrequired Reading: Prose Pieces
- Author
- Wislawa Szymborska, Clare Cavanagh
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 54
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0151006601
- ISBN 13
- 9780151006601
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- Orlando, Florida, U.s.a.
- This edition first published
- October 28, 2002
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