A Pan-American Life :Selected Poetry and Prose of Muna Lee - The Americas
A Pan-American Life :Selected Poetry and Prose of Muna Lee - The Americas
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30 November, 2004
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The extraordinary Muna Lee was a brilliant writer, lyric poet, translator, diplomat, feminist and rights activist, and, above all, a Pan-Americanist. During the twentieth century, she helped shape the literary and social landscapes of the Americas. This is the first biography of her remarkable life and a collection of her diverse writings, which embody her vision of Pan America, an old concept that remains meaningful today.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780299202347 |
| ISBN10 | 0299202348 |
| Number Of Pages | 350 |
| Item Weight | 455 g |
| Product Dimensions | 154 x 228 x 17 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | University of Wisconsin Press |
| Format | paperback |
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A poet who is also a sound scholar, a mistress of tongues, and a profound believer in a cause is a rare and wonderful thing. Muna Lee is all four. - Archibald MacLeish
Author's Bio
Muna Lee (1895-1965), a native of Mississippi and Oklahoma, was married for a time to Luis Munoz Marin, Puerto Rico's first elected governor. She then worked for the U.S. Department of State for decades. Jonathan Cohen is a translator and writer at Stony Brook University.