Fernando Valverde

America (eBook, ePUB)

Übersetzer: Forche, Carolyn

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In Fernando Valverde's América, "sorrow is ancient." Mournfully lyrical, politically sharp, with a sweeping view of American roots, dysfunctions, and ideals-as if from above, and yet also from within-this is a book that deconstructs the legacy of empire. From the Mississippi River to Fulton Avenue, from slavery to "lone wolf" shooters, Valverde grieves but does not wince away from all that is lost to greed and a culture of violence, painting an urgent portrait of "the thirst of America / a smile satisfied to death." Valverde is widely regarded as one of the most important younger Spanish-language poets. Here his vibrant voice and convictions are translated and introduced by Carolyn Forché, herself a world-renowned poet of witness. Bilingual, with Spanish originals and English translations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Copper Canyon Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781619322448
• Artikelnr.: 63146621

Autorenporträt

Fernando Valverde is a preeminent poet writing in the Spanish language today, and he has received international acclaim for his contributions to the art of poetry. Born in Granada, Spain, Valverde has been awarded some of the most prestigious awards for Spanish poetry, and his books have been published across Europe and the Americas. In 2014 his book The Insistence of Harm received the Book of the Year award from the Latino American Writers Institute of the City University of New York. Before coming to the United States, Valverde served as a foreign correspondent for Spain's major paper, El Pais,covering war zones in the Balkans and the Middle East. He directs the International Festival of Poetry in Granada, and is a distinguished visiting professor at the University of Virginia.