Wislawa Szymborska's poems are admired around the world, and her unsparing vision, tireless wit, and deep sense of humanity are cherished by countless readers. Unknown to most of them, however, Szymborska also worked for several decades as a columnist, reviewing a wide variety of books under the unassuming title "Nonrequired Reading."As readers of her poems would expect, the sh...
Wislawa Szymborska's poems are admired around the world, and her unsparing vision, tireless wit, and deep sense of humanity are cherished by countless readers. Unknown to most of them, however, Szymborska also worked for several decades as a columnist, reviewing a wide variety of books under the unassuming title "Nonrequired Reading."As readers of her poems would expect, the short prose pieces collected here are anything but ordinary. Reflecting the author's own eclectic tastes and interests, the pretexts for these ruminations range from books on wallpapering, cooking, gardening, and yoga, to more lofty volumes on opera and world literature. Unpretentious yet incisive, these charming pieces are on a par with Szymborska's finest lyrics, tackling the same large and small questions with a wonderful curiosity.
0 有用 Adieudusk 2011-06-26 11:55:50
不少轻松好看睿智的极短书评
0 有用 MyLibrary 2008-06-06 03:52:42
Her short essays, most of them book reviews. And, as a common reader.
0 有用 出栏的羊 2012-02-18 08:47:48
博學、幽默、精到
0 有用 小珑 2011-09-29 20:32:11
都是报刊里的东西,挺好看的。
0 有用 xixi 2022-03-22 19:08:19
有几篇真的特别好 好喜欢