In Search of the Present: Nobel Lecture 1990
by Paz, Octavio
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- ISBN 10
- 0156445565
- ISBN 13
- 9780156445566
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About This Item
Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.: Harcourt, 1991. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 68pp. Titled white wrapper with French flaps clean and without wear. Binding square and not creased. Bilingual edition. Translation from the Spanish by Anthony Stanton. Reduced shipping may apply.
Octavio Paz was awarded the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature for his 'impassioned writing with wide horizons, characterized by sensuous intelligence and humanistic integrity. Born in Mexico City, he was a poet, critic, and essayist.
Octavio Paz was awarded the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature for his 'impassioned writing with wide horizons, characterized by sensuous intelligence and humanistic integrity. Born in Mexico City, he was a poet, critic, and essayist.
Synopsis
The speech delivered by Paz in acceptance of the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature, in which he discusses gratitude, separateness, and modernity. Published in a handsome bilingual edition. Translated by Anthony Stanton.
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- Post Horizon Booksellers (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26397
- Title
- In Search of the Present: Nobel Lecture 1990
- Author
- Paz, Octavio
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0156445565
- ISBN 13
- 9780156445566
- Publisher
- Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1991
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Paz, Octavio, 1914-1998. NOISBN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Essays;
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