Selected Poems of Anna Akhmatova (Paperback)

from heggiep

I'm certainly aware of the awe and esteem in which Akhmatova is held but, even with the aid of some notes at the end of the book, it was all a little too 'inside (Russia) baseball' for my taste. While there were many wonderful phrases and references, it wasn't a particularly enjoyable read; in th...

from timjones

Anna Akhmatova lived and wrote at the eye of the storm that overtook Russia in the first half of the twentieth century. She suffered and endured through revolution and war, terror and famine. Her acquaintances, lovers, husband and son were shot, or arrested and dragged off into the Gulag. But her...

from timjones

Anna Akhmatova lived and wrote at the eye of the storm that overtook Russia in the first half of the twentieth century. She suffered and endured through revolution and war, terror and famine. Her acquaintances, lovers, husband and son were shot, or arrested and dragged off into the Gulag. But her...