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Witness: The Selected Poems of Mario Benedetti

by Mario Benedetti · 2008

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Witnessis the first collection of Benedetti's poetry in English translation to draw on thirty of his published collections from 1948-2009 thereby presenting the full range of his poetic voice. Benedetti (1920-2009) is regarded as one of Latin America's most important writers of the 20th century.

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Latin AmericaLatin AmericaMore like thisLess of thisSpainSpainMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 384 pages
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poetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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