| The Land of Ulro Contributor(s): Milosz, Czeslaw (Author), Iribarne, Louis (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0374519374 ISBN-13: 9780374519377 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2000 Annotation: This major prose work, originally published in English in 1985, is both a moving spiritual self-portrait and an unflinching inquiry into the genesis of our modern afflictions. A man who was raised a Catholic in rural Lithuania, lived through the Nazi occupation of Poland, and emerged, first in Europe and then in America, as one of our most important men of letters, speaks here of the inherited dilemmas of our civilization in a voice recognizable for its honesty and passion. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 809 |
| LCCN: 84008157 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.75 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This major prose work, originally published in English in 1985, is both a moving spiritual self-portrait and an unflinching inquiry into the genesis of our modern afflictions. A man who was raised a Catholic in rural Lithuania, lived through the Nazi occupation of Poland, and emerged, first in Europe and then in America, as one of our most important men of letters, speaks here of the inherited dilemmas of our civilization in a voice recognizable for its honesty and passion. |
Contributor Bio(s): Milosz, Czeslaw: - Czeslaw Milosz (1911-2004) was the winner of the 1978 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the 1980 Nobel Prize in Literature. His last book was To Begin Where I Am (FSG, 2001). Many of his works have been translated into English, including, Beginning with My Streets (FSG, 1992), The Year of the Hunter (FSG, 1994), Road-side Dog (FSG, 1998) Milosz's ABC's (FSG, 2001) and To Begin Where I Am (FSG, 2001). |