Description
Poetry. Translated from the French by Elena Rivera. SECRET OF BREATH is a suite for two voices--a voice from outside and a voice from inside, a voice of the living and a voice of the dying--in a race against death and toward death. Caught in a narrative frame and a landscape marked by war, snow, cold, speed, and separation, these two voices, even while facing death, embody the approach of love. The secret of breath is as much a kiss as a last sigh. Isabelle Baladine Howald lives and works in Strasbourg, where she pursued her studies in philosophy and now directs the "Philosophical and Literary Encounters" of the Librairie Kleber.
Author Bio
Isabelle Baladine Howald lives and works in Strasbourg, where she pursued her studies in philosophy and now directs the "Philosophical and Literary Encounters" of the Librairie Kleber. From 1980 to 1982 she edited the literary journal ANIMA (Jacques Bremond publishers). Her books of poetry include Nuit d'amour un livre (1985), Les noms, tres bas (1986), both published by editions A Passage, Lettre de Pomeranie (1996) and Les Etats de la demolition (2002), published by editions Jacques Bremond. Our present volume, Secret des souffles, is her most recent book (editions Melville, 2004).
Author City: Strasbourg USA