Devil's Lunch : Selected Poems.cAleksander Ristovic
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Author: Aleksander Ristovic
Page Count: 128 pages
Published Date: 01 Feb 2000
Publisher: FABER & FABER
Publication Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English, Croatian
ISBN: 9780571200085
File Name: Devil's.Lunch.Selected.Poems.pdf
Download Link: Devil's Lunch Selected Poems
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The powerful and deeply moving work of the Serbian poet Aleksandar Ristovic, published for the first time in the United states. "Make me a long coat of heavy cloth, tailor, ""the kind that won't fray, ""and of a dark color, ""so no one will notice the cigarette ashes." "Make the dark trousers of the same material, ""to last as long as I want them to, ""wearing them to visit many cities, villages, ""and other out-of-the-way places."" * * * * *""Make me a dark jacket, tailor, with wide, deep pockets""to clench my fists in, while watching the one""they're dragging from my table into the bushes, ""which begin to shake after a few moments."-from "Gingerbread Heart" Whether addressing pigs, speaking for prostitutes, or considering lavatories, the great Serbian poet Ristovic (1933-94) revealed a capacious yet unsentimental sympathy with the despised, downtrodden, and disregarded. "Devil's Lunch," hitherto unpublished in America, is a quirky and moving selection of his work greatly enriched by Charles Simic's earthy and authentic translations. Simic, himself a Pulitzer Prize-winning contemporary poet, allows us to fully appreciate a major talent who always spoke with humor, honesty, and compassion.
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