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On grief and reason : essays

by Joseph Brodsky

This collection of essays reflects on early life in Russia and exile in America, exploring poetry, history, and the experience of the émigré writer. The volume includes literary studies of various poets alongside the 1987 Nobel Lecture.

Accession 17575 ISBN 9780241952719 Publisher Penguin
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