Letters to Madeleine - Tender as Memory (Paperback)

When Guillaume Apollinaire was sent to the trenches during World War I, he had already published his groundbreaking book of poems, Alcools, inspiring artists of the budding Surrealist movement and making a foundational mark on twentieth-century literature. The letters he sent to his fiancee Madeleine Pages while fighting on the front in Champagne offer an unprecedented look into the life and mind of this literary great. Ranging from memories of his childhood in Rome with his mother (a Polish noblewoman) to his reflections on literary giants like Racine and Tolstoy, the letters also chronicle his daily life as a soldier in the brutal Great War. Letters to Madeleine is a moving portrait of a poet facing one of humanity's starkest realities, and it will be of interest not only to fans of Apollinaire but to those interested in personal accounts of the First World War as well.

General

Imprint:	Seagull Books London Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The French List
Release date:	June 2018
Authors:	Guillaume Apollinaire
Translators:	Donald Nicholson-Smith
Editors:	Laurence Campa
Dimensions:	22 x 19 x 5mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	615
ISBN-13:	978-0-85742-582-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Collections & anthologies of various literary forms Promotions
LSN:	0-85742-582-X
Barcode:	9780857425829

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