A Nostalgist's Map of America: Poems

by Agha Shahid Ali and Shahid Ali Agha

Book Overview

Mapping America as he travels westward, the Nostalgist is an exile from his native Kashmir, and even from his first American home; his is the unique perspective of the outsider. These jeweled, intricate poems, like the multilayered In Search of Evanescence, locate and reflect the America that must be unseen to be believed.

Somewhere between cartographer and stargazer, the Nostalgist links images of water, desert, and myth, returning to Tucson...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039330924X
• ISBN13: 9780393309249
• Release Date: November 1991
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Great Poet Leaves A Legacy

Agha Shahid Ali's place as one of the most significant poets of the late twentieth century is assured by the body of work he has left us. This book is an excellent example of the variegated shades of nuance Shahid was capable of producing. We can be grateful for the work he left us: it provides some solace for those of us who were lucky enough to know him.