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Book · 1998
Surgical Precision
Chirurgiczna precyzjaAwarded the 1999 Nike Literary Award, this formally intricate poetry collection gathers elegies, songs, and classical verse forms to confront physical vulnerability, mortality, memory, and the restorative power of art.
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Although I am no fan of the Nike Literary Award, I must admit Barańczak thoroughly deserved it, without question. Yet another eminent Polish poet.
Vxuief on Goodreads With the surgical precision promised in the title, the poet dissects words only to suture them together again—not always as they were before, but always with meticulous calculation.
Voldemort on Lubimyczytać.pl There is metaphysical depth in this poetry, yet expressed with moving simplicity. Barańczak reflects on art's role against daily life, speaks of mortality, illness, and the weight of existence, seeking the imperceptible with unpretentious honesty.
Marquee on Lubimyczytać.pl Barańczak commands the word like a virtuoso; he ponders it, plays with it, bestowing it with rhythm and grace. His wording is precise yet delicate, always perfectly placed and never obvious.
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