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The School of Solitude
Luis Hernandez
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Description for The School of Solitude
Paperback. Peruvian poet Luis Hernandez is legendary in his native country. Including images from Hernandez's notebooks, this book can be read not only for its powerful poetry and imagery, but also as a means to learn more about this enigmatic Latin American poet and the mystery of his life and work. Translator(s): Geist, Anthony. Num Pages: 160 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
Peruvian poet Luis Hernandez is legendary in his native country. Even as he was haunted by addiction and spent periodic time in rehabilitation centers, Hernandez was exceptionally gifted in his youth, publishing three books of poetry by the time he was twenty-four. He did not publish another book before his untimely death at thirty-six, but he was not silent-he filled notebooks with poems, musical notations, quotes, translations, musings, newspaper clippings, and drawings. Derived from these notebooks, The School of Solitude is the first book of Hernandez's poetry in English. The haunting voice of Hernandez evokes an irrevocably distant past, with ... Read more
Peruvian poet Luis Hernandez is legendary in his native country. Even as he was haunted by addiction and spent periodic time in rehabilitation centers, Hernandez was exceptionally gifted in his youth, publishing three books of poetry by the time he was twenty-four. He did not publish another book before his untimely death at thirty-six, but he was not silent-he filled notebooks with poems, musical notations, quotes, translations, musings, newspaper clippings, and drawings. Derived from these notebooks, The School of Solitude is the first book of Hernandez's poetry in English. The haunting voice of Hernandez evokes an irrevocably distant past, with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Swan Isle Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
167
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9780983322061
SKU
V9780983322061
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Ref
99-12
About Luis Hernandez
Luis Hernandez (1941-77) was a Peruvian poet who published three books during his short life. Anthony Geist is professor of Spanish and chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Washington. He is the author of numerous studies and translations of contemporary Spanish and Latin American poetry.
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