Many of these poems have never been translated into English before, and taken together they, as the editors say, "produce a vibrant, satisfying sound and vivid imagery. They allow for some understanding of modern-day preoccupations, contradictions, feelings, and attitudes considered to be Cuban." Stirring, immediate, and universal in its sensibility, Burnt Sugar is a luminous collection lovingly compiled by two of the world's foremost authorities on the subject.
Many of these poems have never been translated into English before, and taken together they, as the editors say, "produce a vibrant, satisfying sound and vivid imagery. They allow for some understanding of modern-day preoccupations, contradictions, feelings, and attitudes considered to be Cuban." Stirring, immediate, and universal in its sensibility, Burnt Sugar is a luminous collection lovingly compiled by two of the world's foremost authorities on the subject.
Burnt Sugar Cana Quemada: Contemporary Cuban Poetry in English and Spanish
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780743276627 |
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Publisher: | Free Press |
Publication date: | 08/07/2006 |
Edition description: | Bilingual |
Pages: | 144 |
Sales rank: | 421,625 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.40(d) |