Africa
Poetry book “Africa: A Dream” by Peter Russell.
Signed and inscribed by the author to Serbian poet Ivan V. Lalic (please see below). The text of the inscription is: “For Ivan V. Lalic / for whom the dream dimension / will be far from unfamiliar / with warmest wishes / Peter Russell / Beograd 1989.” 12 pages.
Dimensions are 21,5 x 14 cm or smaller octavo.
Soft cover with original dust jacket. Published in Venice, printed for the author. For the condition see the pictures. Irwin Peter Russell (16 September 1921 – 22 January 2003) was a British poet, translator and critic.
About the author
Peter Russel spent the first half of his life—apart from war service—based in Kent and London, being the proprietor of a series of bookshops, editing the influential literary magazine Nine, and being part of the literary scene. Bankruptcy and divorce led to several years of travel which took him to Berlin, Venice, British Columbia, and Iran, among other places. After the Iranian Revolution, he settled permanently in Italy, where he spent the rest of his life. He lived in considerable financial hardship and throughout all he lived a life dedicated to poetry. His work never became mainstream, but it is highly regarded in some circles.
Ivan Lalic
Ivan V. Lalic (June 8, 1931 – July 28, 1996) was one of the most significant Serbian poets writing after World War II with a reputation as one of the finest European poets of his time. Also one of the leading poets of contemporary neosymbolism poetry in Serbia. He had also been writing essays and literary critics and versifying English and French poetry into Serbian language. Lalic edited a few anthologies of poetry. He was sincerely appreciated among colleague poets of his time all over the world as it can be seen in many inscriptions written to him on books he received as a sign of respect and appreciation.
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