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Balaban, John was born on December 2, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
(A fresh, compassionate portrait of a beautiful country an...)
A fresh, compassionate portrait of a beautiful country and a proud and ancient culture. More than 125 full-color photographs, all taken since 1975, show a surprisingly vibrant nation--the people, their cities and homes, and many spectacular landscapes. The clearly written text places the country and the war in historical context. 125 color photos, drawings, maps.
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(First edition. Vietnam War poetry. Lamont Poetry Selectio...)
First edition. Vietnam War poetry. Lamont Poetry Selection slip laid in. Mark from a rusted paperclip on the back cover, otherwise fine in unevenly darkened dust jacket with a paperclip mark on the rear panel. x , 84, 2 pages. paper covered boards, dust jacket.. small 8vo..
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( A National Poetry Series title, selected by W.S. Merwin...)
A National Poetry Series title, selected by W.S. Merwin. "These stunning and courageous poems haunt us with their compassion. Balaban is the master of juxtapositions. As the landscape of a ravaged Vietnam melts into the American Southwest we are reminded that there are no national boundaries to the human spirit."--Maxine Kumin
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translator educator in English poet
Balaban, John was born on December 2, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Bachelor in English with highest honours, Pennsylvania State University, 1966. Master of Arts in English Literature, Harvard University, 1967.
Instructor International Voluntary Services University Can Tho, S. Vietnam, 1967-1968. Field representative, manager field office Committee of Responsibility to Save War-Injured Children, Saigon, Vietnam, 1968-1969. Instructor department English Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1970-1973, assistant professor English, 1973-1976, associate professor, 1976-1982, professor of English, 1982-1992, University Miami, Florida, since 1992.
Director M of Fine Arts Program, Department English, Pennsylvania State University, 1990-1992, University Miami, since 1992. Speaker on Vietnamese literature to many groups including The Asia Society, New York City, Harvard University American, Literary Translators Association, Freer Gallery, Shakespeare Theatre and gave more than 100 poetry readings in the United States, Canada and Europe.
( A generous collection of poems by one of the most highl...)
(A fresh, compassionate portrait of a beautiful country an...)
( A National Poetry Series title, selected by W.S. Merwin...)
(Dust jacket art by Paul Bacon. His first novel.)
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Member American Literary Translators Association (past president).
Married Lana Flanagan, 1970. 1 child, Alexandra.