- Paperback: 96 pages
- Publisher: New Directions (April 1 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0811213498
- ISBN-13: 978-0811213493
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 11.9 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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- #30 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Middle Eastern
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from "Mutra" (1952) to recent Sanskrit adaptations
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Poetic Ambassador,
This review is from: Tale Of Two Gardens (Paperback)
A Tale of Two Gardens is a collection of poems dealing with Nobel laureate Octavio Paz relationship with the great nation of India. He made many trips there over the years. Paz was also the Mexican ambassador to India. (He resigned the position in 1968 to protest government assault on protesters.) There were still later sojourns to India afterwards. Mutra is a really strong poem. It is a flower that grows with each subsequent reading. Few cities have ever been so aptly honoured. Another of the poems I like is The Balcony. Wind From All Compass Points is another standout. The whole collection is a grand achievement. India is the most enduring civilization on the planet. It is only fitting that one of the most enduring poets of the twentieth century should write a poetic tribute. These poems were written over a period of forty years. The love and passion Paz feels for Indian culture and peoples is recurrent in these poems. This was truly his second home. It was the second garden so to speak. And from this love of India came a great gift of poetry for the rest of the world to read and know.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sensual and evocative,
This review is from: Tale Of Two Gardens (Paperback)
Once again Octavio Paz expresses his love and passion for India and things Indian but this time through his poetry. They style is fluid, sensual and evocative, add to it a plethora of colorful imageries.
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Poetic Ambassador,
By George Schaefer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Tale Of Two Gardens (Paperback)
A Tale of Two Gardens is a collection of poems dealing with Nobel laureate Octavio Paz relationship with the great nation of India. He made many trips there over the years. Paz was also the Mexican ambassador to India. (He resigned the position in 1968 to protest government assault on protesters.) There were still later sojourns to India afterwards. Mutra is a really strong poem. It is a flower that grows with each subsequent reading. Few cities have ever been so aptly honoured. Another of the poems I like is The Balcony. Wind From All Compass Points is another standout. The whole collection is a grand achievement. India is the most enduring civilization on the planet. It is only fitting that one of the most enduring poets of the twentieth century should write a poetic tribute. These poems were written over a period of forty years. The love and passion Paz feels for Indian culture and peoples is recurrent in these poems. This was truly his second home. It was the second garden so to speak. And from this love of India came a great gift of poetry for the rest of the world to read and know.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sensual and evocative,
By Mohan Marette - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Tale Of Two Gardens (Paperback)
Once again Octavio Paz expresses his love and passion for India and things Indian but this time through his poetry. They style is fluid, sensual and evocative, add to it a plethora of colorful imageries.
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