Shadow of Paradise: Sombra Del Paraiso

Begun in 1939, barely four months after the close of the Spanish Civil War, these poems by the Nobel Laureate poet Vicente Aleixandre were written during a period of hardship and despair. In spite of his surroundings Aleixandre created the splendor of the shadow of a lost paradise that consisted of memory, nostalgia, yearning and illusion. This is the first full English version. The original Spanish text is included.Aleixandre, Vicente is the author of 'Shadow of Paradise: Sombra Del Paraiso' with ISBN 9780520055995 and ISBN 0520055993.