by Czeslaw Milosz · Edicions 62 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429744200
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The Issa Valley is a novel by Czeslaw Milosz, set at the beginning of the century in an idyllic valley where little Tomasz opens up to the world. This valley represents a timeless paradise where Tomasz experiences an ecstatic childhood, oblivious to ideologies. However, there comes a time when time begins to exist, marking Tomasz's transition to adulthood and the loss of innocence. The novel is an emotional tribute to childhood and the search for immortality.
Czesław Miłosz was a Polish-American poet, prose writer, translator, and diplomat. He primarily wrote his poetry in Polish. Regarded as one of the great poets of the 20th century, he won the 1980 Nobel Prize in Literature. In its citation, the Swedish Academy called Miłosz a writer who "voices man's exposed condition in a world of severe conflicts".
