Anna Akhmatova Selected Poems /anglais

Akhmatova, Anna. Selected Poems. Translated by D.M. Thomas. Foreword by Carol Ann Duffy. London, Vintage Books, 2009. 13 x 19.5cm. (18), 147 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition. Inscribed with previous owner's name. [Vintage Classics]. Anna Akhmatova is one of the most accomplished and well loved poets Russia has ever produced. Her moving and passionate writing has won her an ardent readership all over the world. This selection, beautifully translated by poet and novelist D.M. Thomas, illustrates her broad scope and brilliant imaginative gifts. It covers both her earlier work and the poems she produced during her persecution by the Russian authorities. [From jacket notes]