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Open Closed Open: Poems
by Amichai, Yehuda; Bloch, Chana; Kronfeld, Chana [Tr.]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0151003785
- ISBN 13
- 9780151003785
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About This Item
Open Closed Open: Poems, Amichai, Yehuda; Bloch, Chana; Kronfeld, Chana [Tr.]. Published by Harcourt, New York, 2000. First Edition. 208pp. Green boards with gilt spine titles. Volume is in fine, unread, unmarked condition. Unclipped jacket has very light shelf wear. Yehuda Amichai (1924-2000) is recognized as one of Israel's finest poets. His poems, written in Hebrew, have been translated into 40 languages.
Synopsis
In poems marked by tenderness and mischief, humanity and humor, Yehuda Amichai breaks open the grand diction of revered Jewish verses and casts the light of his own experience upon them. Here he tells of history, a nation, the self, love, and resurrection. Amichai’s last volume is one of meditation and hope, and stands as a testament to one of Israel’s greatest poets. Open closed open. Before we are born, everything is open in the universe without us. For as long as we live, everything is closed within us. And when we die, everything is open again. Open closed open. That’s all we are. — from “I WASN’T ONE OF THE SIX MILLION: AND WHAT IS MY LIFE SPAN? OPEN CLOSED OPEN”
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- Bookseller
- Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4560
- Title
- Open Closed Open: Poems
- Author
- Amichai, Yehuda; Bloch, Chana; Kronfeld, Chana [Tr.]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0151003785
- ISBN 13
- 9780151003785
- Publisher
- Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- April 1, 2000
- Bookseller catalogs
- POETRY AND DRAMA;
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