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Informationen zum Autor Born in Buenos Aires in 1930! Juan Gelman went into political exile in Europe in 1976! where he remained until 1989. Today he lives in Mexico City. Joan Lindgren spent seven years studying Gelman's work and made six visits to Argentina while doing her research. Klappentext "At last! a marvelous translation into English of the soulful and celebratory and heartbreaking words of Juan Gelman! one of Latin America's most extraordinary poets."-Ariel Dorfman! author of Death and the Maiden "Perhaps the most admirable element of [Gelman's] poetry is the unthinkable tenderness he shows where paroxysms of rejection and denouncement would be justified! or his calling upon so many shadows for one voice to lull and comfort! a permanent caress of words on unknown tombs."-Julio Cortàzar "Gelman's poetry is epic in its scope-no corner of life goes unnoticed in this work. Here we find politics and history as seen through one vital human spirit. Rendered in a breathless style! this is the diary of a human heart in a rough world where artistry is the first salvation."-Oscar Hijuelos "This selection of Juan Gelman's poetry introduces to an English-speaking readership the full range of Argentina's leading poet and a chief architect of Latin America's postcolonial social conscience."-Victor Perera! author of Unfinished Conquest: The Tragedy of Guatemala "This is a voice that sings and makes others sing. It speaks of struggles and dignity: It offers a faith that springs from doubt and a sense of freeedom strengthened by prison walls. It celebrates life while standing in its very midst."-Eduardo Galeano! from the Foreword Zusammenfassung Juan Gelman is Argentina's leading poet, but his work has been almost unknown in the United States. This book features the lush and visceral poetry for an English-speaking readership. It is a stark witness to the brutality of power, and his poems reflect his suffering at the hands of the Argentine military government....
