Milosz’s ABC’s – Czeslaw Milosz Shop Nu

The ABC book is a Polish genre, a literary form loosely composed of short, alphabetically arranged entries. In this “splendid” volume (Edward Hirsch, The New York Times Book Review), Czeslaw Milosz’s telling eye for detail and sharp judgements create unforgettable portraits as he combines sketches of characters from his earlier prose works and poems with references to real historical figures. Simone de Beauvoir, Albert Camus, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Edward Hopper, and Arthur Koestler are among those who come und…