Trafika Europe 6 - Arabesque

iv 292

Choice offerings from the first year of
the Trafika Europe quarterly journal,
with sumptuous black-and-white
photographs of Europe from former
ASCAP Director of Photography
Mark Chester –
an excellent gift item!
Published by Penn State
University Press
These fourteen selections—from seven
women and sevenmen, seven poets and
seven fiction writers—represent some
of the most accomplished writing in new
translation from Europe today; this volume opens a window onto some emerging
contours of European identity.
“[D]raws rarely heard and distinctive voices from the gorgeous polyphonic
chant of European literature. Occitan, Catalan, Faroese, Shetland Scots,
Icelandic, Armenian and more—the languages toll like bells ringing in
counterpoint to accustomed strains. These ‘trajectories of longing’, beautifully
told with particulars strange and familiar, will stir your soul.
—Tess Lewis, former Board Member, National Book Critics Circle