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Nobel Laureate on the Craft of Reading & Writing
This collection brings together essays by Joseph Brodsky (1940–1996), in which the poet reflects on the nature of creativity and inspiration, the role of poetry and literature in society, and the mythology that has grown around the figure of the creator throughout human history.
Written in English in the late 1980s and early 1990s, these essays were originally published in New York in the collection On Grief and Reason. This edition presents them both in the original English and in Russian translation.
Brodsky, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1987, offers incisive, erudite meditations on the act of reading itself, the responsibilities of the writer, and the enduring power of language. For fans of literature seeking a deeper understanding of the creative process, this volume provides a direct line to one of the twentieth century’s most profound poetic minds. A must for any serious reader’s shelf.