Description
Book SynopsisRecords the physical, cultural, and spiritual violence perpetrated against the Chilean people under Pinochet's military dictatorship (1973-1990). This offers an anguished response to Chile's violent history.
Trade Review"An exciting literary event." Publishers Weekly "Important and dynamic... Every young poet ... needs to read and study this book. The lessons found here will redefine poetic commitment." The Bloomsbury Review "Zurita is seen by many to be the most important poet in Chile and the inheritor of Neruda's legacy... An important book." Poetry Foundation/ Harriet "Beautifully produced, well translated, and as lyrically chilling as when it was first written in the shadow of Pinochet's ... dictatorship." Molossus
Table of ContentsForeword by C. D. Wright Preface: Some Words for This Edition Purgatory Afterword by Anna Deeny Notes
