2006, ISBN: 9781400040896

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Penguin Books. Good. 1988 VERSO. Ex LIBRARY copy; 791086Pt line. paperback. 5x7". GOOD Condition, PAPERBACK solidly bound with library distinctions..Not heavily marked up.. samll sp… More...

Penguin Books. Good. 1988 VERSO. Ex LIBRARY copy; 791086Pt line. paperback. 5x7". GOOD Condition, PAPERBACK solidly bound with library distinctions..Not heavily marked up.. samll spine sticker ghost scar.. ; Attractive old photo of Author in exotic dress PHOTO PORTRAIT...cover art... GREEN SPINE STRIP...; 147+pg pages; includes many poems translated for the first time, and it covers the whole of her career, from the love lyrics and songs which made her famous in the teens of the twentieth century to the long poems ., Penguin Books, 1988 VERSO, 2.5, Newcastel tyne,uk: BLOODAXE BOOKS. Very Good. 1992 VERSO. first edition,2p THUS; SECOND IMPRESSION"". paperback. 5x8" thick. GOOD Condition, PAPERBACK solidly bound with library distinctions..Not heavily marked up.. samll spine sticker ghost scar.. ; Attractive COLOR PAINTING of Author as young woman in black, blue background PORTRAIT...cover art... DARK BLUE SPINE STRIP...; 336pg pages; includes many poems translated for the first time, and it covers the whole of her career, from the love lyrics and songs EVENING; ROSARY;WHITE FLOCK; WAYSIDE GRASS; ANNO DIMINI; REED; SEVENTH BOOK; QUATRAINS; LONG POEMS;...***INCLUDES 1940 photo portrait as part of INTRODUCTION ., BLOODAXE BOOKS, 1992 VERSO, 3, Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2006. Hardcover. 1400040892 . 1.5 x 9.5 x 7.9 Inches; This comprehensive biography of the legendary Russian poet &#8212; a rich narrative of the dramatic life behind the extraordinary work &#8212; draws on a wealth of new material, including memoirs, letters and journals, and interviews with Akhmatova&#8217;s surviving friends and family.<br><br>Anna Akhmatova began writing in the years before World War I, a time when, according to Akhmatova herself, &#8220;to think of a woman as a poet was absurd.&#8221; Her genius would rise above categorization, but this superb biography makes clear how heavily she paid for the political and personal passions that informed it. A fierce poise, forged by Anna&#8217;s lonely childhood, carried her through her father&#8217;s resistance to her writing &#8212; which prompted her to change her name from Gorenko to Akhmatova, a name taken from a Tartar ancestor - and her flawed but passionate love affairs. We see Akhmatova&#8217;s work banned from 1925 until 1940, and banned again following World War II, when the Union of Soviet Writers labeled her &#8220;half nun, half harlot.&#8221; We see her steadfast resistance to Stalin during her hopeful but unsuccessful attempt to win her son&#8217;s release from prison. We see her abiding loyalty to such friends as Mandelstam, Shostakovich and Pasternak as they faced Stalinist oppression. And we see how, through everything, Akhmatova continued to write, her poetry giving voice to the Russian people by whom she was, and still is, deeply loved. <br><br><i>Anna of All the Russias</i> takes us into the days and nights of an icon. It is a revelation of both the artist and the woman. ., Knopf, 2006, 3<

2006, ISBN: 1400040892

[EAN: 9781400040896], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Knopf], RUSSIA WORLD HISTORY & TRAVEL, Literary Criticism|Poetry, Jacket, 1.5 x 9.5 x 7.9 Inches; This comprehensive biography of… More...

[EAN: 9781400040896], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Knopf], RUSSIA WORLD HISTORY & TRAVEL, Literary Criticism|Poetry, Jacket, 1.5 x 9.5 x 7.9 Inches; This comprehensive biography of the legendary Russian poet ? a rich narrative of the dramatic life behind the extraordinary work ? draws on a wealth of new material, including memoirs, letters and journals, and interviews with Akhmatova?s surviving friends and family.Anna Akhmatova began writing in the years before World War I, a time when, according to Akhmatova herself, ?to think of a woman as a poet was absurd.? Her genius would rise above categorization, but this superb biography makes clear how heavily she paid for the political and personal passions that informed it. A fierce poise, forged by Anna?s lonely childhood, carried her through her father?s resistance to her writing ? which prompted her to change her name from Gorenko to Akhmatova, a name taken from a Tartar ancestor - and her flawed but passionate love affairs. We see Akhmatova?s work banned from 1925 until 1940, and banned again following World War II, when the Union of Soviet Writers labeled her ?half nun, half harlot.? We see her steadfast resistance to Stalin during her hopeful but unsuccessful attempt to win her son?s release from prison. We see her abiding loyalty to such friends as Mandelstam, Shostakovich and Pasternak as they faced Stalinist oppression. And we see how, through everything, Akhmatova continued to write, her poetry giving voice to the Russian people by whom she was, and still is, deeply loved. Anna of All the Russias takes us into the days and nights of an icon. It is a revelation of both the artist and the woman., Books<

ISBN: 9781400040896

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages., Knopf Doubled… More...

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages., Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2.5<