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Aleksander Wat: Life and Art of an Iconoclast Book

The poet Aleksander Wat proved that contradictions could survive within one lifetime. Born in Warsaw in 1900 to orthodox Jews, he sought liberal, artistic circles and learned the rituals and ideology of Roman Catholicism. And though he lived most of his life as a Communist, his experiences in the Soviet Union turned him into a patriot who elected to risk his life rather than accept a Soviet passport. With this biography, Tomas Venclova, a professor of Russian and East European studies at Yale, recounts the life of Wat, whose defiance, knowledge of the world beyond the Soviet Union, and ability to express his sorrows inspired many Eastern-European survivors of WWII. Read More

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  • Product Description

    Aleksander Wat (pronounced `Vaht`) experienced first hand every political and artistic movement in Eastern Europe from World War I until his death in 1968. Tomas Venclova, himself a renowned poet and scholar, has written the first complete account of this Polish writer`s turbulent life as a futurist, surrealist, Communist, and ultimately a provocative spokesman for democracy. Venclova also provides a thorough analysis of Wat`s extraordinary poems and prose works.

  • 0300064063
  • 9780300064063
  • T Venclova
  • 3 June 1996
  • Yale University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 384
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