Bright Scythe: Selected Poems by Tomas Tranströmer

by Tomas Tranströmer

Book Overview

Tomas Transtr mer (1931-2015), winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, is Sweden's most acclaimed poet. Known for sharp imagery, startling metaphors and deceptively simple diction, his luminous poems offer mysterious glimpses into the deepest facets of humanity, often through the lens of the natural world. These new translations by Patty Crane, presented side by side with the original Swedish, are tautly rendered and elegantly cadenced. They are...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1941411215
• ISBN13: 9781941411216
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Sarabande Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.1"