report from the besieged city and other poems
first paperback edition, 1985.
in “report from a besieged city and other poems”, zbigniew herbert examines how the invasion distorts the perception of time: “i have to be precise but I don’t know when the invasion began—two hundred years ago in december, in autumn, perhaps yesterday at dawn. here, everybody is losing the sense of time.” first published by the literary institute in 1983, the collection was later reprinted by underground publishing houses in poland. written largely after the imposition of martial law, these poems explore the experience of political repression and the power of propaganda, contrasting it with the ethical need for truth.
new york: the ecco press. isbn: 0880010940. softcover. book condition: fine. jacket condition: unclipped ($8.50). fine. Item #383
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