On the Front Line: Guerilla Poems of El Salvador

Claribel Alegria, Darwin J. Flakoll (Editors & Translators)

ISBN 10: 0915306867 / ISBN 13: 9780915306862

Edité par Curbstone Books (Willimantic, Connecticut), 1989

A propos de cet article

First edition signed by Claribel Alegria. Softcover volume, measuring approximately 5.75" x 8.75", has lightly bumped top of spine. Book is otherwise in fine condition. Introduction is in English; poems are bilingual in Spanish and English. 89 pages. Inscription on first blank page reads "For Kathryn with best / wishes. / Buel Flakoll / Claribel Alegria". "More than poetry of combat, this bilingual edition is a record of the struggles, hopes and dreams of a war-torn country, providing a vivid description of the conditions of El Salvador today.".

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: On the Front Line: Guerilla Poems of El Salvador
• Éditeur: Curbstone Books (Willimantic, Connecticut)
• Date de parution: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0915306867
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780915306862
• Reliure: Soft cover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• Signé: Inscribed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

More than poetry of combat, this bilingual edition is a record of the struggles, hopes and dreams of a war-torn country, providing a vivid description of the recent struggles in El Salvador.

À propos de l?auteur

Claribel Alegría was a Salvadorian-Nicaraguan poet, essayist, novelist, and journalist who was a major voice in the literature of contemporary Central America. She has been called "one of the region's finest writers" by The Washington Post. She has published over forty books, including fifteen collections of poetry, and was a recipient of the Casa de las Americas Prize of Cuba. Her works in English include Ashes of Izalco, Luisa in Realityland, and Family Album. She was awarded the 2006 Neustadt International Prize for Literature. She died in 2018.

In 1947 Alegría married the U.S.-born journalist Darwin J. ("Bud") Flakoll; they had three daughters and one son. Flakoll coauthored some of her novels and translated much of her work into English. He died in 1995. Alegría's Sorrow, a collection of love poems, was written for her deceased husband.