Zagajewski, Adam 1945-

Without end : new and selected poems by Adam Zagajewski ( Book )
6 editions published between 2001 and 2003 in English and held by 524 libraries worldwide

Another beauty by Adam Zagajewski ( Book )
24 editions published between 1998 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 470 libraries worldwide

Mysticism for beginners by Adam Zagajewski ( Book )
7 editions published between 1997 and 1999 in English and held by 374 libraries worldwide
A collection of poems by a Polish writer. In Vermeer's Little Girl, he writes: "Oh Vermeer's little girl, oh pearl, / blue turban: you are all light / and I am made of shadow. Light looks down on shadow / with forbearance, perhaps pity."

Eternal enemies by Adam Zagajewski ( Book )
4 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 334 libraries worldwide
One of the most gifted and readable poets of his time, Adam Zagajewski is proving to be a contemporary classic. Few writers in either poetry or prose can be said to have attained the lucid intelligence and limpid economy of style that have become a matter of course with Zagajewski. It is these qualities, combined with his wry humor, gentle skepticism, and perpetual sense of history's dark possibilities, that have earned him a devoted international following. This collection, gracefully translated by Clare Cavanagh, finds the poet reflecting on place, language, and history. Especially moving here are his tributes to writers, friends known in person or in books--people such as Milosz and Sebald, Brodsky and Blake--which intermingle naturally with portraits of family members and loved ones. Eternal Enemies is a luminous meeting of art and everyday life. -- Publisher's description.

Tremor : selected poems by Adam Zagajewski ( Book )
7 editions published between 1985 and 1987 in English and held by 327 libraries worldwide

Two cities : on exile, history, and the imagination by Adam Zagajewski ( Book )
25 editions published between 1991 and 2007 in 5 languages and held by 312 libraries worldwide
In October 1945, when Adam Zagajewski was four months old, his family was forced to move from their beloved native city of Lvov to the ugly, industrial, and, until then, German city of Gliwice, Poland. In the evocative title essay of his new collection, Zagajewski describes his efforts to reconcile his contradictory loyalties to his family - and their idealized past - his own place and his time. In "Open Archives," Zagajewski gives the detested officials of postwar Poland their moment to explain. And finally, in the "New Little Larousse," he adds to his treasury of short, philosophical essays, mimicking encyclopedia entries, including pieces entitled "The Untold Cynicism of Poetry," "I Killed Hitler," and "The Inspired Dermatologist." Regardless of their subject, Zagajewski's essays have the subtlety and resonance of poetry: his is one of the most interesting voices in today's Europe.

A defense of ardor by Adam Zagajewski ( Book )
9 editions published between 2002 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 298 libraries worldwide

Canvas by Adam Zagajewski ( Book )
11 editions published between 1991 and 1999 in English and German and held by 274 libraries worldwide
Canvas, Adam Zagajewski's second volume of poems to appear in English, in a translation by Renata Gorczynski, Benjamin Ivry, and C. K. Williams, represents one of the new Europe's most commanding lyric voices in full power. Zagajewski's poetry portrays a contemporary spiritual reality haunted by paradox: the world he evokes is visited by the specters of totalitarianism, genocide, brute force, but also by natural beauty, reason, joy, and love. "And what if Heraclitus and.

Polish writers on writing ( Book )
4 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 264 libraries worldwide

Solidarity, solitude : essays by Adam Zagajewski ( Book )
14 editions published between 1986 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 261 libraries worldwide