Purgatory

by Raúl Zurita

Book Overview

Ra l Zurita's Purgatory, a landmark in contemporary Latin American poetry, records the physical, cultural, and spiritual violence perpetrated against the Chilean people under Pinochet's military dictatorship (1973-1990) in the fiercely inventive voice of a postmodern master. This beautiful en face edition, superbly translated by Anna Deeny, brings to English-language readers an indispensable volume written by one of the most important living poets...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520259734
• ISBN13: 9780520259737
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.1"