EVENING LAND
aftonland
by
par Lagerkvist
Translated
by
W. H. AUDEN and leif SjOberg
This extraordinary volume of poetry deals with
approaching old age . the mystery of life and death. the
question of God . the proximity of death .
It
is the first volume of poetry by the late
Swedish Nobel -prizewinner to appear in English translation .
Published so soon after the deaths of Par Lagerkvist and
W .H . Auden . the co-translator. the volume
is a monument to two great poets . A bilingual edition .
192 pages.
$12.95
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