Two Cities: On Exile, History, and the Imagination (1991)

by Adam Zagajewski

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In this varied collection of deeply personal, lyrical essays and short literary sketches, leading contemporary Polish poet Adam Zagajewski contends with the effects of coming of age, both artistically and intellectually, in a totalitarian regime. No matter their subject, Zagajewski's essays have the subtlety and resonance of poetry; his is one of the most intriguing voices in today's Europe.… (more)

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Dwa miasta

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1991

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Adam Zagajewski

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Galicia, Eastern Europe

Lviv, Ukraine

Gliwice, Poland

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Rain fell for four days. Heavy, dirty clouds drifted over the city, hurried and impatient as unending cargo trains transporting the ocean to the east.

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In this varied collection of deeply personal, lyrical essays and short literary sketches, leading contemporary Polish poet Adam Zagajewski contends with the effects of coming of age, both artistically and intellectually, in a totalitarian regime. No matter their subject, Zagajewski's essays have the subtlety and resonance of poetry; his is one of the most intriguing voices in today's Europe.

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