On Grief And Reason: Essays

On Grief And Reason: Essays
de Joseph Brodsky

432 pp.
Penguin Books, 2011
9780241952719

A collection of essays, that casts a reflective eye on the author's experiences of early life in Russia and exile in America. With erudition, it explores subjects as varied as the dynamic of poetry, the nature of history and the plight of the emigre writer. It also includes a disastrous trip to Brazil, advice to students, and more.