opinion, the Guide offers a discriminating - and sometimes controversial - view of a broad range of contemporary literatures.... he is vulnerable; that, like Janet Hayakawa, the sculptor of The Golden Gate, his is a#39;a facile versatilitya#39;, prompting the question, a#39;Where has she been these thirty years?a#39; The books themselves are the best answer to the accusation. ... The only comparable achievement is, coinciden- tally, that of another of Pushkina#39;s translators, Nabokov, in Pale Fire. ... Hindi film tunes with which Gibreel instructs the modem prophetess Ayesha, and the insidious childish versesa a#39;Violets are blue, anbsp;...
Title | : | The Oxford Guide to Contemporary World Literature |
Author | : | John Sturrock |
Publisher | : | Oxford University Press, USA - 1997 |
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