Beschreibung:
Winner of the 2010 Lois Roth Persian Translation Prize In Wolpe s fresh and vital translation, a musical and compelling English version that draws the reader along and captures a sense of the exquisitely balanced pacing of Farrokhzad s language, and the immediacy and authenticity of her voice, the members of the Lois Roth jury found themselves experiencing Forugh s Persian poems with new eyes. Excerpt from the Lois Roth judges award statementSin includes the entirety of Farrokhzad s last book, numerous selections from her fourth and most enduring book, Reborn, and selections from her earlier work, and creates a collection that is true to the meaning, the intention, and the music of the original poems.
Winner of the 2010 Lois Roth Persian Translation Prize In Wolpe s fresh and vital translation, a musical and compelling English version that draws the reader along and captures a sense of the exquisitely balanced pacing of Farrokhzad s language, and the immediacy and authenticity of her voice, the members of the Lois Roth jury found themselves experiencing Forugh s Persian poems with new eyes. Excerpt from the Lois Roth judges award statementSin includes the entirety of Farrokhzad s last book, numerous selections from her fourth and most enduring book, Reborn, and selections from her earlier work, and creates a collection that is true to the meaning, the intention, and the music of the original poems.