The Eternal Dice: Selected Poems of Vallejo

★A great pioneer of Latin American poetry★A poet beloved by Leonardo Cohen and Neruda★A strange fruit on the root of suffering, a poem reflecting the life experience of a lonely prophet【Editor's Recommendation】
"I will die in a Paris rainstorm," Vallejo "prophesied" in one of his poems, and on April 15, 1938, he indeed died in Paris. His poetry and fate remain a perpetual mystery. Vallejo's poetry is full of experiments with avant-garde techniques, such as typographical effects and the creation of vocabulary. His distorted imagery and often fragmented sentences reveal his alienation from the outside world. The longing for love among his fellow men and the perception of emptiness and absurdity are the two main themes of his poetry, which he expressed in a new and revolutionary way.
【Content Introduction】
This collection of poems features 100 representative works by the Peruvian poet Vallejo, encompassing four of his collected works: The Black Messenger, Trilce, The Poetry of Mankind, and Spain, Please Take This Cup Away from Me. The Chinese translation of these poems spans over 40 years. The poet's avant-garde techniques transcend traditional language, revealing passionate and sincere emotions beneath distorted imagery and fractured phrasing. His works vividly depict the absurdity of humanity in the face of death and the irrationality of society.
【Celebrity Recommendation】
I love Vallejo, we are brothers.
—Pablo Neruda The poet (Vallejo) gave me back the vitality that had vanished in my prayers. He was a great figure who emerged from the Spanish Civil War.
——Leonardo Cohen Vallejo is the greatest poet in South America and a key figure in world poetry throughout the 20th century.
—Jerome Rosenberg

2021-06-01

雅众文化｜北京联合出版公司

Yazhong Culture

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9787559651716