Factory of Tears

By Valzhyna Mort

Book Overview

A young Belarussian poet co-translated by Pulitzer Prize-winner Franz Wright, who calls Valzhyna Mort "Electrifying "

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Byelorussian
• ISBN: 1556592744
• ISBN13: 9781556592744
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Chronicling the vibrant coming-of-age of an emerging nation

The first ever bilingual Belarusian/English book published in the United States, Factory of Tears is the debut American publication by poet Valzhyna Mort, translated into English by Elizabeth Oehlkers Wright and Pulitzer prize-winning poet Franz Wright. Chronicling the vibrant coming-of-age of an emerging nation, Factory of Tears touches upon the re-emergence of cultural heritage and national identity, and the sometimes contentious fallout from such resurrections. A one-of-a-kind work of passion and insight. "Origin of Tears": tears / this is when / your heart is sweating / in the mine of the thorax / never seeing the sun // do you feel the heart's back aching? / do you feel the heart's chest aching? // tears / this is when / the heart spits in your eyes.