Life of Images by Charles Simic

Life of Images

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Life of Images by Charles Simic

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Life of Images

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"Decades after immigrating to the States in 1954, [Simic] retains an outsider's perspective: inquisitive, incredulous, amazed by the apparently ordinary--all excellent qualities for an essayist. There's ample warmth and charm here." --New York Times Book Review

In addition to being one of America's most famous and commended poets, Charles Simic is a prolific and talented essayist. The Life of Images brings together his best prose written over twenty-five years.

A blend of the thoughtful, comic, and tragic, the essays in The Life of Images explore subjects ranging from poetry to philosophy, photography, politics, and art, to Simic's childhood in a war-torn country. Culled from five collections, these works demonstrate the qualities that make Simic's poetry so original yet accessible. Whether he is pondering the relationship between history and the individual, or recalling growing up in Belgrade and New York City, Simic shares his distinctive take on the world and offers an intimate look into the life and mind of an immigrant.

Book Details
Publisher:
Ecco Press
ISBN:
9780062364739
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
352
Authors:
Charles Simic
Published Date:
2017-06-13
Language:
English
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About Charles Simic

Charles Simic (1938–2023) was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and emigrated to the United States in 1954. He won the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for The World Doesn't End (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989) and served as Poet Laureate of the United States from 2007 to 2008. His later collections include Hotel Insomnia (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992) and The Voice at 3:00 A.M. (Harcourt, 2003). He taught American literature and creative writing for more than three decades at the University of New Hampshire and received a MacArthur Fellowship.

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