Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Czeslaw Milosz (1911-2004) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1980. Born in Lithuania while it was still part of the Russian Empire, he lived much of his life in Poland or exiled in California. He was the author of one of the definitive books on totalitarianism, The Captive Mind, but also wrote with extraordinary vividness and moral authority on his childhood, his experiences under Nazism and on the tragedy of Central Europe.Bears witness to Milosz'z lifetime of toil in the fields of memory, faith and art
Bookforum
[The series] sheds remarkable light on the literature, culture and politics of the region...anyone coming fresh to the field will be captivated by the richness, variety, humour and pathos of a classic literature that, through a shared historical experience, transcends national and linguistic boundaries.
- CJ Schüler, Independent on Sunday
This [series] is a wonderful idea ... They are absurdist parables, by turns hilarious, unsettling and enigmatic.
- Nicholas Lezard, Guardian
I urge you to go and read them.
- Adam Thirlwell, New Statesman
This new series of Central European Classics is important well beyond simply providing 'good reads'.
- Stephen Vizinczey, Daily Telegraph