Tuesday听25th听April 18:30 at听Waterstones听
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Join听Czeslaw听Milosz听biographer听Andrzej听Franaszek听and听translators听Aleksandra听Parker, Michael Parker and听 (Lecturer in Polish Studies at the 澳门六合彩开奖记录) for an evening in celebration of听Czeslaw听Milosz鈥攖he great Polish poet and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1980 鈥� to coincide with the publication of two extraordinary new books published in English for the first time.
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Andrzej听Franaszek鈥檚 award-winning biography of听Czeslaw听Milosz听offers a rich portrait of the writer and his troubled century, providing context for a larger appreciation of his work. This English-language edition, translated by听Aleksandra听Parker听and听Michael Parker, contains a new introduction by the translators, along with historical explanations, maps, and a chronology.听Franaszek听recounts the poet鈥檚 personal odyssey through the events that convulsed twentieth-century Europe: World War I, the Bolshevik revolution, the Nazi invasion and occupation of Poland, and the Soviet Union鈥檚 postwar dominance of Eastern Europe.
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The听Mountains of听Parnassus听is the Nobel laureate鈥檚 unfinished science fiction novel鈥攁vailable in English for the first time ever.听's听outstanding translation is classic听Milosz, and a necessary companion volume for readers seeking a deeper understanding of his themes. Written in the听1970s, and published posthumously in Polish in 2012, Milosz鈥檚 deliberately unfinished novel is set in a dystopian future where hierarchy, patriarchy, and religion no longer exist.
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ALL TICKETS INCLUDE WINE AND ARE REDEEMABLE AGAINST BOOKS PURCHASED ON THE NIGHT. BUY TICKETS ONLINE, IN STORE OR BY PHONING 020 7636 1577.
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Lead image photo credit: Culture.pl
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