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Selected Poems

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Translated by Chris Daniels ...

A selection of extraordinarily condensed, emotionally complex, philosophical poems by one of the most unique and highly regarded 20th century Brazilian poets.In her lifetime, Orides Fontela resisted all labels, all attempts to situate her work in a particular movement, school, tendency, or tradition. Here, in her first ever English-language collection, Fontela’s poetry continues to defy easy ... Read more

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A selection of extraordinarily condensed, emotionally complex, philosophical poems by one of the most unique and highly regarded 20th century Brazilian poets.In her lifetime, Orides Fontela resisted all labels, all attempts to situate her work in a particular movement, school, tendency, or tradition. Here, in her first ever English-language collection, Fontela’s poetry continues to defy easy
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The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (Book Analysis)

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Series series BrightSummaries.com
Unlock the more straightforward side of The House of the Spirits with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende, a sweeping narrative which chronicles the lives of three generations of the Trueba-del Valle family. As the members of this family grow older, fall in love, develop their own political ... Read more

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Unlock the more straightforward side of The House of the Spirits with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende, a sweeping narrative which chronicles the lives of three generations of the Trueba-del Valle family. As the members of this family grow older, fall in love, develop their own political
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The Selected Prose of Fernando Pessoa

by Fernando Pessoa ...

A selection of prose by "Portugal's greatest writer of the twentieth century . . . as addictive, and endearing, as Borges and Calvino" ( The Washington Post Book World).Building on the wonderful Fernando Pessoa & Co.: Selected Poems, which was acclaimed by Booklist as "a beautiful one-volume course in the soul of the twentieth century," translator Richard Zenith has now edited and translated ... Read more

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A selection of prose by "Portugal's greatest writer of the twentieth century . . . as addictive, and endearing, as Borges and Calvino" ( The Washington Post Book World).Building on the wonderful Fernando Pessoa & Co.: Selected Poems, which was acclaimed by Booklist as "a beautiful one-volume course in the soul of the twentieth century," translator Richard Zenith has now edited and translated
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Not to Read

by Alejandro Zambra ...

Translated by Megan McDowell ...

In Not to Read, Alejandro Zambra outlines his own particular theory of reading that also offers a kind of blurry self-portrait, or literary autobiography. Whether writing about Natalia Ginzburg, typewriters and computers, Paul Léautaud, or how to be silent in German, his essays function as a laboratory for his novels, a testing ground for ideas, readings and style. Not to Read also presents an ... Read more

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In Not to Read, Alejandro Zambra outlines his own particular theory of reading that also offers a kind of blurry self-portrait, or literary autobiography. Whether writing about Natalia Ginzburg, typewriters and computers, Paul Léautaud, or how to be silent in German, his essays function as a laboratory for his novels, a testing ground for ideas, readings and style. Not to Read also presents an
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Fernando Pessoa & Co.

Selected Poems

by Fernando Pessoa ...

Translated by Richard Zenith ...

The first comprehensive English translation of poetry from the renowned Portuguese author of The Book of Disquiet: "An arresting . . . body of work" ( Newsday).Born in 1888, Fernando Pessoa is widxely considered Portugal's greatest modern poet and author. With an introduction that illuminates the life and work of this elusive literary giant, Fernando Pessoa & Co. is the most comprehensive and ... Read more

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The first comprehensive English translation of poetry from the renowned Portuguese author of The Book of Disquiet: "An arresting . . . body of work" ( Newsday).Born in 1888, Fernando Pessoa is widxely considered Portugal's greatest modern poet and author. With an introduction that illuminates the life and work of this elusive literary giant, Fernando Pessoa & Co. is the most comprehensive and
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Archetypal Imagination

Glimpses of the Gods in Life and Art

by Noel Cobb ...

Series series Spiritual Psychology
This unique book is about freeing psychology's poetic imagination from the dead weight of unconscious assumptions about the soul. Whether we think of the soul scientifically or medically, behaviorally or in terms of inner development, all of us are used to thinking of it in an individual context, as something personal. In this book, however, we are asked to consider psychology from a truly ... Read more

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This unique book is about freeing psychology's poetic imagination from the dead weight of unconscious assumptions about the soul. Whether we think of the soul scientifically or medically, behaviorally or in terms of inner development, all of us are used to thinking of it in an individual context, as something personal. In this book, however, we are asked to consider psychology from a truly
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The Bow and the Lyre

The Poem, The Poetic Revelation, Poetry and History

by Octavio Paz ...

Translated by Ruth L. C. Simms ...

Series series Texas Pan American Series
Octavio Paz presents his sustained reflections on the poetic phenomenon and on the place of poetry in history and in our personal lives. ... Read more

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Octavio Paz presents his sustained reflections on the poetic phenomenon and on the place of poetry in history and in our personal lives.
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Literature Class, Berkeley 1980

by Julio Cortázar ...

Translated by Katherine Silver ...

A master class from the exhilarating writer Julio Cortázar“I want you to know that I’m not a critic or theorist, which means that in my work I look for solutions as problems arise.” So begins the first of eight classes that the great Argentine writer Julio Cortázar delivered at UC Berkeley in 1980. These “classes” are as much reflections on Cortázar’s own writing career as they are about ... Read more

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A master class from the exhilarating writer Julio Cortázar“I want you to know that I’m not a critic or theorist, which means that in my work I look for solutions as problems arise.” So begins the first of eight classes that the great Argentine writer Julio Cortázar delivered at UC Berkeley in 1980. These “classes” are as much reflections on Cortázar’s own writing career as they are about
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The Siren and the Seashell

And Other Essays on Poets and Poetry

by Octavio Paz ...

Translated by Lysander Kemp, Margaret Sayers Peden ...

Series series Texas Pan American Series
Octavio Paz has long been known for his brilliant essays as well as for his poetry. Through the essays, he has sought to confront the tensions inherent in the conflict between art and society and to achieve a unity of their polarities. The Siren and the Seashell is a collection of Paz's essays, focusing on individual poets and on poetry in general. The first five poets he treats are Latin American ... Read more

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Octavio Paz has long been known for his brilliant essays as well as for his poetry. Through the essays, he has sought to confront the tensions inherent in the conflict between art and society and to achieve a unity of their polarities. The Siren and the Seashell is a collection of Paz's essays, focusing on individual poets and on poetry in general. The first five poets he treats are Latin American
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Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez (Book Analysis)

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Unlock the more straightforward side of Love in the Time of Cholera with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez, a classic romance novel which centres on the characters of Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza, whose youthful romance determines the course of the rest of their lives. This ... Read more

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Unlock the more straightforward side of Love in the Time of Cholera with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez, a classic romance novel which centres on the characters of Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza, whose youthful romance determines the course of the rest of their lives. This
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In Translation

Translators on Their Work and What It Means

Edited by Esther Allen, Susan Bernofsky ...

The most comprehensive collection of perspectives on translation to date, this anthology features essays by some of the world's most skillful writers and translators, including Haruki Murakami, Alice Kaplan, Peter Cole, Eliot Weinberger, Forrest Gander, Clare Cavanagh, David Bellos, and José Manuel Prieto. Discussing the process and possibilities of their art, they cast translation as a fine ... Read more

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The most comprehensive collection of perspectives on translation to date, this anthology features essays by some of the world's most skillful writers and translators, including Haruki Murakami, Alice Kaplan, Peter Cole, Eliot Weinberger, Forrest Gander, Clare Cavanagh, David Bellos, and José Manuel Prieto. Discussing the process and possibilities of their art, they cast translation as a fine
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Conversations, Volume 1

by Jorge Luis Borges, Osvaldo Ferrari ...

Translated by Jason Wilson ...

Buddhism, love, Henry James, and the tango are just a few of the topics Jorge Luis Borges, Argentina’s master writer, and extraordinary conversationalist, discusses in the first volume of the remarkable new series, Conversations. The eighty-four-year-old blind man’s wit is unending and results in lively and insightful discussions that configure a loose autobiography of a subtle, teasing mind. ... Read more

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Buddhism, love, Henry James, and the tango are just a few of the topics Jorge Luis Borges, Argentina’s master writer, and extraordinary conversationalist, discusses in the first volume of the remarkable new series, Conversations. The eighty-four-year-old blind man’s wit is unending and results in lively and insightful discussions that configure a loose autobiography of a subtle, teasing mind.
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