On Grief And Reason
Essays
$35.67
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
11 November 2011
Summary
The second volume of essays from this Nobel Prize-winning author.
In this richly diverse collection of essays, Joseph Brodsky casts a reflective eye on his experiences of early life in Russia and exile in America. With dazzling erudition, he explores subjects as varied as the dynamic of poetry, the nature of history, and the plight of the emigre writer. There is also the humorous tale of a disastrous trip to Brazil, advice to students, a homage to Marcus Aurelius, and studies of Rober…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241952719 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241952719 |
| Author: | Joseph Brodsky |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 11 November 2011 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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‘His prose has the energy and precision of a master, and, at times, the moral authority of a prophet’
‘His prose has the energy and precision of a master, and, at times, the moral authority of a prophet’ * Washington Post *
‘One of the English language’s great essayists … a book to be thankful for’ * The Times *
About The Author
Joseph Brodsky
Joseph Brodsky died in January 1996. His last post was Five Colleges Professor of Literature at Mount Holyoke College. In 1987 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Brodsky’s other collection of essays Less Than One is being reissued alongside On Grief and Reason in Penguin Modern Classics.
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