Name: city of memory and other poems (in Spanish)
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Author: José Emilio Pacheco
ISBN: 9780872863248

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city of memory and other poems (in Spanish)

Type

Physical Book

Author

José Emilio Pacheco

Translated by

Cynthia Steele

Publisher

City Lights Books

Year

1997

Language

Spanish

Pages

193

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.2x12.7x2 cm

Weight

0.23 kg.

ISBN

0872863247

ISBN13

9780872863248

Synopsis "city of memory and other poems (in Spanish)"

The leading poet of his generation, Jose Emilio Pacheco is one of Mexico's most esteemed and beloved writers. City of Memory and Other Poems presents two of his finest poetry collections, accompanied by beautifully rendered translations. The first, City of Memory, touches on Pacheco's major literary obsessions: the destructive effects of time; the essential egotism and cruelty of the natural world, with humankind at its violent center; and the capacity of the human spirit to achieve transcendence. The second, I watch the Earth, is an emotional catharsis, the poet's mediation on the tragic earthquake that devastated his native Mexico City in 1985. Together, these poems paint a vivid picture of the noble beauty and uncontrollable tragedy that is Mexico-and the world-today. One of Mexico's foremost writers, Pacheco (b. 1939) divides his time between the University of Maryland and Mexico's National Institute of History and Anthropology. His poetic voice is straightforward and epigrammatic (No beauty can match/ the leaf as it withers and falls to the earth) and his style spare and clean. --Book Verdict There is simply no kind of poem Pacheco did not write: lyrics, lyric sequences, narratives, philosophical verse, satires--all humble and humbling in their directness and lack of both theoretical jargon and political cant.--Joseph Hutchison

José Emilio Pacheco

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José Emilio Pacheco (Mexico City, 1939-2014) published his first stories in La sangre de Medusa, followed by El viento distante and El principio del placer. His narrative work includes notable titles such as Morirás lejos and Las batallas en el desierto, a long seller since its release. His poetic work, starting with Los elementos de la noche and El reposo del fuego, is unparalleled and includes fourteen poetry collections compiled in two anthologies. Equally distinguished is his work as an essayist, particularly in «Inventario», a column published over four decades that merges literary and journalistic elements, essential for understanding the culture of Mexico and the world. His translations of Beckett, Wilde, Tennessee Williams, and T.S. Elliot, to name a few, bring us closer to the benchmarks of world literature. He received, among others, the José Asunción Silva 1996, José Donoso 2001, Octavio Paz 2003, Ramón López Velarde 2003, Pablo Neruda 2004, Alfonso Reyes 2004, Reina Sofía 2009, and Cervantes Prize 2009 awards.

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