About the Book: Slight Exaggeration
A new essay collection by the noted Polish poet
For Adam Zagajewski--one of Polands great poets--the project of writing,
whether it be poetry or prose, is an occasion to advance what David Wojahn has
characterized as his "restless and quizzical quest for self-knowledge." Slight
Exaggeration is an autobiographical portrait of the poet, arranged not
chronologically but with that same luminous quality that distinguishes
Zagajewskis spellbinding poetry--an affinity for the invisible.
In a mosaic-like blend of criticism, reflections, European history, and
aphoristic musings, Zagajewski tells the stories of his life in glimpses and
reveries--from the Second World War and the occupation of