Czesław Miłosz
Born
in Šeteniai, Lithuania
June 30, 1911
Died
August 14, 2004
Genre
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The Captive Mind
by
112 editions
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published
1953
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A Book Of Luminous Things: An International Anthology of Poetry
19 editions
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published
2009
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New and Collected Poems: 1931-2001
10 editions
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published
2001
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The Issa Valley
by
73 editions
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published
1955
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Selected Poems: 1931 - 2004
by
29 editions
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published
1973
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Native Realm: A Search for Self-Definition
by
43 editions
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published
1959
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Road-side Dog
19 editions
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published
1997
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Second Space: New Poems
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Collected Poems
13 editions
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published
1988
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Milosz's ABC's
24 editions
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published
1997
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“Not that I want to be a god or a hero. Just to change into a tree, grow for ages, not hurt anyone.”
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“In a room where
people unanimously maintain
a conspiracy of silence,
one word of truth
sounds like a pistol shot.”
―
people unanimously maintain
a conspiracy of silence,
one word of truth
sounds like a pistol shot.”
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“To believe you are magnificent. And gradually to discover that you are not magnificent. Enough labor for one human life.”
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