Name: Poems From the Book of Hours (New Directions Paperbook) (in English)
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Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
ISBN: 9780811227582

portada Poems From the Book of Hours (New Directions Paperbook) (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Rainer Maria Rilke

Introduction by

Ursula K. Le Guin

Translated by

Babette Deutsch

Publisher

New Directions Publishing Corporation

Year

2018

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.1 x 14.7 x 1.0 cm

Weight

0.18 kg.

ISBN13

9780811227582

Edition No.

Synopsis "Poems From the Book of Hours (New Directions Paperbook) (in English)"

Although The Book of Hours is the work of Rilke's youth, it contains the germ of his mature convictions. Written as spontaneously received prayers, these poems celebrate a God who is not the Creator of the Universe but rather humanity itself and, above all, that most intensely conscious part of humanity, the artist. Babette Deutsch's classic translations--born from "the pure desire to sing what the poet sang" (Ursula K. Le Guin)--capture the rich harmony and suggestive imagery of the originals, transporting the reader to new heights of inspiration and musicality.

Ursula K. Le Guin

(Introduction by)

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Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (1929 - 2018) cultivó tanto la narrativa, en forma de novela y cuento, como la poesía y la crítica. Su amplia obra ha merecido múltiples galardones, entre los que destacan el National Book Award, el American Book Award y numerosos premios Hugo, Nebula, Jupiter y Locus.

En 1991 recibió el Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award, otorgado por la American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, y en 2001, el SF Hall of Fame a toda su trayectoria. En el otro viento, la última novela de Terramar incluida en el volumen Historias de Terramar, recibió en 2002 el Premio World Fantasy. En 2003 fue elegida Gran Maestro por la SFWA, la asociación norteamericana de escritores de ciencia ficción.

Ella misma se describía como una persona «feminista, conservacionista, ecologista, norteamericana, apasionadamente comprometida con la literatura, paisaje y vida de la Costa Oeste».

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