The Mountains of Parnassus (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780300214253)

The Nobel laureate's unfinished science fiction novel--available in English for the first time ever

Awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1980, Czeslaw Milosz was one of the twentieth century's most esteemed poets and essayists. This outstanding translation of his only hitherto unavailable work is classic Milosz and a necessary companion volume for scholars and general readers seeking a deeper understanding of his themes. Written in the 1970s and published posthumously in Polish in 2012, Milosz's deliberately unfinished novel is set in a dystopian future where hierarchy, patriarchy, and religion no longer exist. Echoing the structure of The Captive Mind and written in an experimental, postmodern style, Milosz's sole work of science fiction follows four individuals: Karel, a disaffected young rebel; Lino, an astronaut who abandons his life of privilege; Petro, a cardinal racked with doubt; and Ephraim, a potential prophet in exile.

Author: Czeslaw Milosz
ISBN-10: 0300214251
ISBN-13: 9780300214253
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/10/2017
Pages: 184
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/28/2016