The Spirit Level: Poems

The Spirit Level: Poems - Paperback

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The Spirit Level: Poems - Paperback

The Spirit Level: Poems - Paperback

by Seamus Heaney
$16.20
$16.20

Book Overview

by Seamus Heaney (Author)

The Spirit Level was the first book of poems Heaney published after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995. Reviewing this book in The New York Times Book Review, Richard Tillinghast noted that Heaney "has been and is here for good . . . [His poems] will last. Anyone who reads poetry has reason to rejoice at living in the age when Seamus Heaney is writing."

Author Biography

Seamus Heaney received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995.

Number of Pages: 96
Dimensions: 0.34 x 8.28 x 5.54 IN
Publication Date: April 10, 1997
Award: Costa Book Awards (1996)
Award: Costa Book Awards (1996)
ISBN9780374525118
Author Seamus Heaney
PublisherFarrar, Straus and Giroux
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedApril 1997
LanguageENG- English
Pages96
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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