America / Fernando Valverde ; translated and with an introduction by Carolyn Forché.

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"In Fernando Valverde's América, "sorrow is ancient." Mournfully lyrical, politically sharp, with a sweeping view of American roots, dysfunctions, and ideals--as if from above, and yet also from within--this is a book that deconstructs the legacy of empire. From the Mississippi River to Fulton Avenu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Valverde, Fernando, 1980- (Author)
Other Authors: Forché, Carolyn (Translator, Writer of introduction)
Language:English
Spanish
Language of the Original:
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
Parallel Spanish text and English translation.
Published: Port Townsend, Washington : Copper Canyon Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Valverde, Fernando, > 1980- > Translations into English.
United States > Poetry.
United States.
Poetry.
Translations.
Genre:
Translations into English.
Poetry.
Translations.
Physical Description:xx, 171 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book

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