Proud to be a Mammal

Informationen zum Autor Czeslaw Milosz Klappentext Proud to be a Mammal (1942-97) is Czeslaw Milosz's moving and diverse collection of essays. Among them, he covers his passion for poetry, his love of the Polish language that was so nearly wiped out by the violence of the twentieth century, and his happy childhood. Milosz also includes a letter to his friend in which he voices his concern about the growing indifference to murder and the true value of freedom of thought, as well as a verbal map of Wilno, with each street revealing both a rich local history and intricate, poignant personal memories. Zusammenfassung Offers a collection of essays that covers the author's passion for poetry, his love of the Polish language that was so nearly wiped out by the violence of the twentieth century, and his happy childhood.

Product details

• Authors: Czeslaw Milosz
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.05.2010
• EAN: 9780141193199
• ISBN: 978-0-14-119319-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Modern Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Central European Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Classics; Central European Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, Literary essays