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OverviewPetr Hruka is widely considered one of the most important Czech poets. Based on 'The First Voyage around the World', written exactly 500 years earlier by Antonio Pigafetta, Hruka's I Caught Sight of my Face turns the glorious saga of Magellan's voyage of discovery into an unsettling exploration of human behaviour, showing how man remains an anxious, insecure, sometimes cowardly, evil, xenophobic and violent being. It is an uncomplicated, yet at the same time, deeply profound book, brought to life through illustrations by Jakub panhel (1976), an acclaimed contemporary Czech visual artist, who creates an interesting dialogue between the text and its visual accompaniment. AUTHOR: Petr Hruka (1964) is a poet and literary historian who lives in Ostrava, Czech Republic. His poetry has won several state and international awards, including the Czech State Award for Literature in recognition of his collection Darmata (To No Travail, 2012) and Magnesia Litera, the most prestigious annual literary award in the Czech Republic, for his collection Spatril jsem svou tvár (I Caught Sight of My Face, 2022). Collections of Hruka's poetry have been translated into French, German, Polish, Italian, Hungarian, Romanian, and Croatian. SELLING POINTS: . An English translation of Petr Hruka's poetry book Spatril jsem svou tvár (2022), given the Magnesia Litera Award for poetry, the most prestigious annual literary award in the Czech Republic Full Product DetailsAuthor: Petr HruškaPublisher: Kulturalis Imprint: Kulturalis ISBN: 9781836360087ISBN 10: 1836360088 Pages: 76 Publication Date: 14 October 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviews""This is a kind of poetics where precision of lyricism attains a meaning that crosses the boundary of language. And for that, I am grateful."" - Ilya Kaminsky, contemporary poet and author of Deaf Republic and Dancing in Odessa Author InformationPetr Hruška (1964) is a poet and literary historian who lives in Ostrava, Czech Republic. His poetry has won several state and international awards, including the Czech State Award for Literature in recognition of his collection Darmata (To No Travail, 2012) and Magnesia Litera, the most prestigious annual literary award in the Czech Republic, for his collection Spatřil jsem svou tvář (I Caught Sight of My Face, 2022). Collections of Hruška’s poetry have been translated into French, German, Polish, Italian, Hungarian, Romanian, and Croatian. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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