Nonrequired Reading

Nonrequired Reading
Author :
Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 255
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780544618855
ISBN-13 : 0544618858
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Nonrequired Reading by : Wislawa Szymborska

Download or read book Nonrequired Reading written by Wislawa Szymborska and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Unquestionably one of the great living European poets. She's accessible and deeply human and a joy--though it is a dark kind of joy--to read. . . . She is a poet to live with." —Robert Hass, The Washington Post Book World Wislawa Szymborska's poems are admired around the world, and her unsparing vision, tireless wit, and deep sense of humanity are cherished by countless readers. Unknown to most of them, however, Szymborska, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, also worked for several decades as a columnist, reviewing a wide variety of books under the unassuming title "Nonrequired Reading." As readers of her poems would expect, the short prose pieces collected here are anything but ordinary. Reflecting the author's own eclectic tastes and interests, the pretexts for these ruminations range from books on wallpapering, cooking, gardening, and yoga, to more lofty volumes on opera and world literature. Unpretentious yet incisive, these charming pieces are on a par with Szymborska's finest lyrics, tackling the same large and small questions with a wonderful curiosity.


Nonrequired Reading Related Books

Nonrequired Reading
Language: en
Pages: 255
Authors: Wislawa Szymborska
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-03-10 - Publisher: HarperCollins

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"Unquestionably one of the great living European poets. She's accessible and deeply human and a joy--though it is a dark kind of joy--to read. . . . She is a po
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2019
Language: en
Pages: 273
Authors: 826 National
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019 - Publisher: Mariner Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Literature from mainstream and alternative American periodicals, including fiction, nonfiction, screenplays, television writing, and alternative comics.
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012
Language: en
Pages: 433
Authors: Dave Eggers
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A selection of the best writing, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, and blogs, published during 2011. Edited by Dave Eggers.
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2003
Language: en
Pages: 372
Authors: Dave Eggers
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The "fresh anthology of hip American writings" (Forth Worth Morning Star-Telegram) returns this year with a spectacular array of fiction, nonfiction, and humor,
Miracle Fair: Selected Poems of Wislawa Szymborska
Language: en
Pages: 172
Authors: Wislawa Szymborska
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-11-17 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Samples the full range of Nobel Prize winning poet Wislawa Szymborska's major themes: the ironies of love, history lessons unlearned, our parochial human perspe