"A Fountain, a House of Stone" is a bilingual collection of poems by Cuba's foremost living poet, Herbert Padilla, who now lives in exile in the United States. Padilla's poems constitute a subtle but powerful poetry of domesticity in exile, in which his characteristically questioning, critical poetics have been not so much abandoned as subsumed. His lyricism here finds its inspiration largely in the quotidian, but the same meditative lyric intelligence infuses his homages to a host of poetic muses--to Jose Lezama Lima, ...
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"A Fountain, a House of Stone" is a bilingual collection of poems by Cuba's foremost living poet, Herbert Padilla, who now lives in exile in the United States. Padilla's poems constitute a subtle but powerful poetry of domesticity in exile, in which his characteristically questioning, critical poetics have been not so much abandoned as subsumed. His lyricism here finds its inspiration largely in the quotidian, but the same meditative lyric intelligence infuses his homages to a host of poetic muses--to Jose Lezama Lima, Octavio Paz, Heinrich Heine, Luis Cernuda, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Wallace Stevens, among others. These poems give fierce and stirring testimony to a poet finding a new being in the recreation of a lost world.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Bilingual First Edition. Publisher issued promotional letter and review request slip. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.
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New York. 1991. Farrar Straus Giroux. Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in Wrappers. 0374157812. Bilingual. Translated from the Spanish by Alastair Reid & Alexander Coleman. 109 pages. paperback. keywords: Cuba Translated Latin America Caribbean Poetry Literature. FROM THE PUBLISHER-A Fountain, a House of Stone is a bilingual collection of poems by Cuba's foremost living poet, Herbert Padilla, who now lives in exile in the United States. Padilla's poems constitute a subtle but powerful poetry of domesticity in exile, in which his characteristically questioning, critical poetics have been not so much abandoned as subsumed. His lyricism here finds its inspiration largely in the quotidian, but the same meditative lyric intelligence infuses his homages to a host of poetic muses-to Jose Lezama Lima, Octavio Paz, Heinrich Heine, Luis Cernuda, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Wallace Stevens, among others. These poems give fierce and stirring testimony to a poet finding a new being in the recreation of a lost world. inventory #13178.
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Fair. Obviously well-worn, but no text pages missing. May have highlighting and marginalia, but markings do not interfere with readability. Textbooks do not have accompanying CDs or access codes. Ships from an indie bookstore in NYC. Text in Spanish, English. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 109 p.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First edition. Translated by Alistair Reid and Alexander Coleman. Parallel Spanish and English text. Just a couple of light foxed spots on the topedge else fine in fine dust jacket. Review copy with material laid in. Poetry.
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Supports Goodwill of Silicon Valley job training programs. The cover and pages are in very good condition! The cover and any other included accessories are also in very good condition showing some minor use. The spine is straight there are no rips tears or creases on the cover or the pages.
