Hammer Is the Prayer: Selected Poems
The definitive selection by the first and foremost modern Turkish poet.
A centennial volume, with previously unavailable poems, by Turkey's greatest poet. Published in celebration of the poet's one hundredth birthday, this exciting edition of the poems of the Nazim Hikmet (1902-1963) collects work from his four previous selected volumes and adds more than twenty poems never before available in English. The Blasing/Konuk translations, acclaimed for the past quarter-century for their accuracy and grace, convey Hikmet's compassionate, accessible voice with the subtle music, innovative form, and emotional directness of the originals.Country | USA |
Brand | W. W. Norton & Company |
Manufacturer | Persea |
Binding | Paperback |
ItemPartNumber | 9780892552740 |
Color | Multicolor |
ReleaseDate | 2002-05-17 |
UnitCount | 1 |
EANs | 9780892552740 |