Sin: Selected Poems of Forugh Farrokhzad

ISBN: 1557289484

Author: Farrokhzad, Forugh

Condition: New

Winner of the 2010 Lois Roth Persian Translation PrizeIn Wolpés fresh and vital translation, a musical and compelling English version that draws the reader along and captures a sense of the exquisitely balanced pacing of Farrokhzads language, and the immediacy and authenticity of her voice, the members of the Lois Roth jury found themselves experiencing Forughs Persian poems with new eyes. -Excerpt from the Lois Roth judges award statementSin includes the entirety of Farrokhzads last book, numerous selections from her fourth and most enduring book, Reborn, and selections from her earlier work, and creates a collection that is true to the meaning, the intention, and the music of the original poems.