Transparence of the World - Paperback

by Jean Follain (Author), W. S. Merwin (Translator)

A bilingual edition celebrating the centennial of Follain's birth, translated by one of America's great poets.

Author Biography

W.S. Merwin is one of America's leading poets. His prizes include the 2005 National Book Award for his collected poems, Migration, the Pulitzer Prize, the Stevens Award, and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and Lannan Foundation. He is the author of dozens of books of poetry and translations. He lives in Hawaii, where he cultivates endangered palm trees.