The Collected Poems of Octavio Paz, 1957-1987

The Collected Poems of Octavio Paz, 1957-1987
ISBN-10
0811211738
ISBN-13
9780811211734
Pages
669
Language
English
Published
1991
Publisher
New Directions Publishing
Author
Octavio Paz

Description

This landmarked bilingual edition gathers all the poetry the 1990 Nobel Laureate has published in book form since 1957, the year his long poem "Sunstone"--her translated anew--made its first appearance. Included are the complete texts of "Days and Occasions", "Solo for Two Voices", "A Drift of Shadows", "East Slope", "Toward the Beginning", and more; plus Paz's most recent collection, A Tree Within.

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