Description
A discourse on the connection between sex, eroticism and love in literature by the Nobel Prize-winning poet and essayist.
About the Author
The celebrated poet and essayist, Octavio Paz was born in 1914 in Mexico City. Paz began to write at an early age, and in 1937, travelled to Valencia, Spain, to participate in the Second International Congress of Anti-Fascist Writers. His illustrious career led to him being awarded the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature. He died in 1998.
Reviews
Octavio Paz is one of the great European cultural icons of the 20th century before whom we all perforce bow down and worship. -- Richard Gott * Guardian *
Book Information
ISBN 9781846554360
Author Octavio Paz
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint The Harvill Press
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Weight(grams) 247g
Dimensions(mm) 219mm * 136mm * 15mm
About the Author
The celebrated poet and essayist, Octavio Paz was born in 1914 in Mexico City. Paz began to write at an early age, and in 1937, travelled to Valencia, Spain, to participate in the Second International Congress of Anti-Fascist Writers. His illustrious career led to him being awarded the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature. He died in 1998.
Reviews
Octavio Paz is one of the great European cultural icons of the 20th century before whom we all perforce bow down and worship. -- Richard Gott * Guardian *
Book Information
ISBN 9781846554360
Author Octavio Paz
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint The Harvill Press
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Weight(grams) 247g
Dimensions(mm) 219mm * 136mm * 15mm
