Poems to Read on a Streetcar
Oliverio Girondo
(Author)
Heather Cleary
(Translator)
Description
Virtually unknown in the English-speaking world, Girondo is one of the pioneers of Latin American literature. This selection offers a glimpse of a precise and playful writer who insisted that a poem "should be constructed like a watch and sold like a sausage."Product Details
Price
$10.95
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publish Date
January 27, 2014
Pages
64
Dimensions
5.9 X 0.5 X 8.7 inches | 0.25 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780811221771
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About the Author
Oliverio Girondo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1891, and the author of seven innovative books of poetry. He traveled often to Europe where he forged ties with the French Symbolists and the Spanish avant-garde. Girondo eventually died from injuries sustained in a 1964 car accident in 1967.
Heather Cleary is an assistant professor of Spanish at Sarah Lawrence College. She has published seven books in translation, including two books by Sergio Chejfec; The Dark, which was shortlisted for the National Translation Award; and The Planets, which was a finalist for the Best Translated Book Award.
