Author: Joseph Brodsky. Published by Viking Peguin Group, 1988, Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay Ltd Bungay, Suffolk. A VERY GOOD Condition HARDCOVER Book, with slight age-yellowing, and a beautiful but unknown signature inside. A Fair Condition Dust Jacket, with some sun-fade and light handling wear. TO URANIA, SELECTED POEMS 1965-1985, by Joseph Brodsky, is a collection of forty-six poems written over a period of 25 years, written by the Russian born Nobel Laureate. Combining two books of verse that were first published in his native Russian, TO URANIA, was Brodsky's third volume to appear in English. Published in 1988, the year after he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, this collection features pieces translated by the poet himself and others, as well as poems written originally in English. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky (May 24, 1940 - January 28, 1996) was a Russian and American poet and essayist. Born in Leningrad, USSR in 1940, Brodsky ran afoul of Soviet authorities and was expelled from the Soviet Union in 1972, settling in the United States with the help of W. H. Auden and other supporters. For more info on this Poet, please see: Joseph Brodsky | The Poetry Foundation ISBN: 9780670814393 GC&C Stock #678
