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State of Exile

By Cristina Peri Rossi
Series: City Lights Pocket Poets Series
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State of Exile is a poignant collection of poems by Uruguayan poet Cristina Peri Rossi, written during her journey and initial period of self-exile following governmental repression in 1970s Uruguay. The work remained unpublished for nearly thirty years due to its personal nature. Included are two insightful essays on exile, one by Peri Rossi herself and another by translator Marilyn Buck, who offers an intimate perspective as an American political prisoner and internal exile.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book is ideal for readers interested in Latin American literature, poetry, political exile, and cultural history. It appeals to those who appreciate evocative, deeply personal poetry linked to themes of displacement, resilience, and identity.

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A tender, moving, and multi-layered portrait of the pain, loneliness, and permanent nostalgia of exile.

Substantial galley mailing to poetry publications. Profile in Poets & Writers. Outreach to Latin American-interest websites and magazines. Marketing to political left groups and sites, including PEN. Excerpts in the New Yorker, Bomb, Bookforum.

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Cristina Peri Rossi was born in Uruguay and is considered a leading light of the "Latin American Boom" generation. In 1972, after her work was banned under a repressive military regime, she left her country, moving to Spain.

This collection of poems, written during her journey and the first period of her self-exile, was so personal that it remained unpublished for almost thirty years. It is accompanied here by two brilliant essays on exile, one by Peri Rossi and the other by translator Marilyn Buck, who is an American political prisoner, exiled in her own land.

Cristina Peri Rossi is the author of thirty-seven works, including The Ship of Fools.

Series: City Lights Pocket Poets Series

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Praised for its emotional depth and beauty, the collection is described as "haunting" and timely by Mumia Abu-Jamal. Ariel Dorfman highlights how the poems both break and mend the heart with a tender depiction of dislocation and loss. Bernardine Dohrn emphasises the powerful narrative of displacement and rebuilding, noting the exceptional contribution of translator Marilyn Buck. The work traces a venerable poetic tradition, resonating with themes of exile from historical literary figures to contemporary struggles.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780872864634

Publisher: City Lights Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 March 2008

Country: United States

Imprint: City Lights Books

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Translated by Marilyn Buck

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 121.0mm

Height: 157.0mm

Weight: 170g

Pages: 200

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Arts & Culture Cristina Peri Rossi Non-Fiction Poetry Series: City Lights Pocket Poets Series

About the Author

Considered a leading light of the post-1960s period of prominence of the Latin-American novel, Peri Rossi is the author of Ship of Fools, and 36 other works. She was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, and left the country in 1972, moving to Spain, where she became a citizen in 1975. Marilyn Buck is a writer, translator and political activist, currently serving an 80-year jail sentence for her political activities in the U.S. She continues her activism and writing from her prison cell, where she edited Wild Poppies, an anthology of prison poetry, and published Rescue the Word, a collection of her own poems.

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