to translate the 1,000 most beautiful poems in world literature. When the publisher's head, Miss Andrássy, who looked rather like a woman from an Italian renaissance painting, asked me when I'd have it ready, I asked for four years. 'I have a lot of reading to do: I'll submit the manuscript after the World War,' I said. She replied: 'After the World War? It's already been.' She couldn't believe there'd be another," [György] Faludy added.
from portfolio: Hungary's master of poetry, György Faludy dies at the age of 95
~~~~~~~~~~~
No comments :
Post a Comment