Nonrequired Reading: Prose Pieces

Wislawa Szymborska's poems are admired around the world, and her unsparing vision, tireless wit, and deep sense of humanity are cherished by countless readers. Unknown to most of them, however, Szymborska also worked for several decades as a columnist, reviewing a wide variety of books under the unassuming title Nonrequired Reading.
As readers of her poems would expect, the short prose pieces collected here are anything but ordinary. Reflecting the author's own eclectic tastes and interests, the pretexts for these ruminations range from books on wallpapering, cooking, gardening, and yoga, to more lofty volumes on opera and world literature. Unpretentious yet incisive, these charming pieces are on a par with Szymborska's finest lyrics, tackling the same large and small questions with a wonderful curiosity.


Author: Wislawa Szymborska
Publisher: Ecco Press
Published: 10/28/2002
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780151006601
ISBN10: 0151006601
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections | European | General
- Literary Criticism | Eastern European (see also Russian & Former Soviet Union)
- Literary Criticism | Women Authors