Selected Poems of Yehuda Amichai

Author: (By) Yehuda Amichai, translated by Fu Hao
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: Yehuda Amichai's poetry is transparent and wise, adept at blending the mundane with the sacred, love with war, the individual with the nation. It has been translated into nearly 40 languages and is beloved by readers both in Israel and abroad. This collection includes over 200 representative works of the poet. The selection comprises 180 lyrical short poems and excerpts from a long autobiographical poem, translated from the following seven English collections:
1. The Early Books of Yehuda Amichai. Translated by Harold Shimmel, Ted Hughes, Asya Gutman, and Yehuda Amichai. Sheep Meadow Press, New York, 1998.
2. Travelogue (Hebrew/English bilingual edition). Translated by Ruth Nevo. Sheep Meadow Press, New York, 1986.
3. Poems of Jerusalem (Hebrew/English bilingual edition). Translated by Yehuda Amichai et al. Harper & Row, New York, 1988.
4. Time. Translated by Yehuda Amichai. Harper & Row, New York, 1979.
5. Amen. Translated by Yehuda Amichai and Ted Hughes. University of New Mexico Press, 1978.
6. Great Silence: Questions and Answers. Translated by Glenda Abramson and Tudor Paquette. Harper & Row, New York, 1983.
7. Selected Poems of Yehuda Amichai. Translated by Chana Blok and Stephen Mitchell. Penguin Books, London, 1988.