Angels & saints / Eliot Weinberger ; with a guide to the illustrations by Mary Wellesley.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780811229869
- ISBN: 0811229866
- Physical Description: 159 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: New York : New Directions Publishing Corporation : 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Angels -- Saints -- The afterlife -- A guide to the illustrations. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Angels. Christian saints. Angels. Christian saints. |
Genre: | Essays. |
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Homer Public Library | 235 WEI (Text) | 000159147 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
Author Notes
Angels and Saints : With a Guide to the Illustrations by Mary Wellesley
Eliot Weinberger was born on February 6, 1949. He is a writer, editor and translator. His work has been published in 30 languages. He first gained recognition from his translations of Nobel Prize winner and poet Octavio Paz. These translations include Collected Poems 1957-1987 and In Light of India. He has also translated other writers such as Vicente Huidobro's Altazor. He received the National Board Critic's Circle Award for his edition of Borge's Selected Non-Fictions. Today Eliot Weinberger is mostly known for his essays and political articles focusing on U.S. politics and foreign policy. His literary writings include An Elemental Thing, which was selected by The Village Voice as one of the "20 Best Books of the Year for 2009. He is also the co-author of a study of Chinese poetry translations, 19 Ways of Looking at Wang Wei. In 2000 he was the only American literary writer to be awarded the order of the Aztec Eagle by the government of Mexico. (Bowker Author Biography)