Eugenio Montejo was one of the most significant Latin American
poets and essayists of the past half century. Montejo (who died in
2008) was awarded both the National Prize for Literature in his
native Venezuela and the prestigious Octavio Paz International
Poetry and Essay Prize. This long-overdue volume offers selections
from all ten of Montejo's books of poetry, as well as a handful of
exemplary prose works. All of the selections are presented here in
the original Spanish, with translations in English by Kirk Nesset,
a prize-winning American writer and poet.
"Alphabet of the World "reveals Montejo's themes and stylistic
range as it charts his formal and emotional trajectory. The poems
offer meditations on the subject of time, on the immutability of
spirit, on eros and birth, and on the role of language in all
things human. The book also includes excerpts from Montejo's
Notebook of Blas Coll and Guitar of the Horizon, and three complete
essays selected specifically for the insight and depth they lend to
his work in both genres.
The book's introduction situates and appraises Montejo's
achievement, exploring the corpus comprehensively. "Alphabet of the
World" marks a major stride toward winning Montejo the
English-speaking recognition he deserves.
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