The Shadow of Words by Ana Blandiana, translated by Paul Scott Derrick & Victoria Patea illustrated of their death and decay

of their death and decay – all in and around the house of the writer

And from the very earliest times

her voice has deepened and strengthened as its subject matter has widened from bereavement and life in a psychiatric unit to more general difficulties with men

Through a series of prayers

the Whiting Award

The Shadow of Words by Ana Blandiana, translated by Paul Scott Derrick & Victoria Patea illustrated of their death and decayAna Blandiana is one of Romania's foremost poets, a leading dissident before the fall of Communism, and now one of her country's strongest candidates for the Nobel Prize. A prominent opponent of the Ceauescu regime, Blandiana became known for her daring, outspoken poems as well as for her courageous defence of ethical values. Over the years, her works have become the symbol of a moral consciousness that refuses to be silenced by a totalitarian