The Shadow of Words by Ana Blandiana, translated by Paul Scott Derrick & Victoria Patea James Knight “Totman has a gift for

“Totman has a gift for marrying the natural and the human – sparks of life from every source flare and soar into the darkness

Cambell and Henderson cook up a sumptuous tasting menu of a collaboration worthy of recognition by Michelin… All flavours of the human experience are present and in expert balance

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a monumental work of translation and poetry that will force us to rethink our understanding of global modernism and the hemispheric avant-garde

The Shadow of Words by Ana Blandiana, translated by Paul Scott Derrick & Victoria Patea James Knight “Totman has a gift forAna Blandiana is one of Romania's foremost poets, a leading dissident before the fall of Communism, and now one of her country's strongest candidates for the Nobel Prize. A prominent opponent of the Ceauescu regime, Blandiana became known for her daring, outspoken poems as well as for her courageous defence of ethical values. Over the years, her works have become the symbol of a moral consciousness that refuses to be silenced by a totalitarian