The jacarandas whisper = Dicen las jacarandas / Alberto Ruy-Sánchez ; translated from the Spanish by Rhonda Dahl Buchanan

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ruy Sánchez, Alberto, 1951-

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Mexican poetry--21st century.

Mexican poetry.

Mexican literature--21st century.

Mexican literature.

Spanish poetry.

Genre:

poetry.

Poetry

Poetry.

Physical Description:

124 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Dicen las jacarandas

Place of Publication:

Buffalo, New York: White Pine Press, [2025]

Language Note:

Parallel text in Spanish and English on facing pages.

Summary:

Mexican writer Alberto Ruy Sánchez pays homage to the amazing jacaranda trees that transform Mexico City into a purple spectacle heralding the arrival of spring. Mexican writer Alberto Ruy Sánchez adds yet another "secret garden" to his opus of wonder, this time focusing his attention on the jacaranda trees that transform Mexico City into a purple spectacle heralding the arrival of spring. The book is carefully structured into six sections of lyrical poems that reflect upon the paradoxical nature of the jacaranda trees, their immortal yet transient character, their origin myths, their multicultural history of migration, and the lessons they offer on the human condition. The book closes with a final "Resounding Coda" that celebrates the jacaranda's power of communication: "She whispers things when silent, / and says even more if you listen." -- Publisher's website.

Notes:

The Cliff Becker Book Prize in Translation, 2025

Related Work:

Contains: Ruy Sánchez, Alberto, 1951- The jacarandas whisper.

Contains: Ruy Sánchez, Alberto, 1951- The jacarandas whisper. Spanish.

ISBN:

1945680849

9781945680847

OCLC:

1499575553