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Highlights
- In The Lost Upland, W. S. Merwin vividly conveys his intimate knowledge of the people and the countryside in this ancient part of France (home of the Lascaux caves).
- About the Author: W. S. Merwin is one of our most distinguished poets and translators and is the acting United States Poet Laureate.
- 348 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
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Book Synopsis
In The Lost Upland, W. S. Merwin vividly conveys his intimate knowledge of the people and the countryside in this ancient part of France (home of the Lascaux caves). In three narratives of small-town life, Merwin shows with matchless poetic and narrative power how the past is still palpably present.On its original publication in 1992 Jane Kramer wrote, "These stories are a gift from one of the great poets of the English language, a chronicle of the heart-stopping seasons of one small corner of La France Profonde and of its stubborn and illusive characters. Merwin's French peasants are a force of nature, like the blackberry brambles that used to choke his garden, and he cultivates them both with that attentive, exacting, and relentlessly patient genius that great poets and great gardeners share. This is, simply, the most beautiful writing about France I know."
Review Quotes
"Merwin's most impressive book, as well as a rare achievement."--Roger Shattuck, The New York Review of Books
About the Author
W. S. Merwin is one of our most distinguished poets and translators and is the acting United States Poet Laureate. A two-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, he has also been honored with the Bollingen Prize and a Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets. In 1995 he received the first Dorothea Tanning Prize. He lives and works in Hawaii.Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.1 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 348
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Publisher: Catapult
Format: Paperback
Author: W S Merwin
Language: English
Street Date: September 13, 2016
TCIN: 91875971
UPC: 9781619027749
Item Number (DPCI): 247-10-1540
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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