From the Forbidden Garden

Alejandra Pizarnik

Original title: From the forbidden garden

Translated by Angela McEwan first published 2003 Bucknell University Press, 2004 hardcover 112 pages

"The letters in this collection form a self-portrait of one of the greatest Latin American poets of the twentieth century. They display her insight, the forcefulness of her language, and humorous use of wordplay and puns, offering us a much more intimate portrait than any biographer could achieve. We see Pizarnik's process of self-discovery and artistic exploration in her literary life, as well as the development of...

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Angela McEwan 1 printing we hold · 2004 · Bucknell University Press

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