Días, 1931-1934

Days 1931-1934 is one of the most decisive volumes in Yorgos Seferis' set of diaries. In it we can witness the birth and even the configuration of some of the most characteristic features of the work of the Greek poet and essayist, as well as the exploration of his inner world and his creative personality. From his obsession with the body and sensuality to his interest in poetic translation, including his passion for music, his deep-rooted aversions, his approach to Eliot's work or the weight, sometimes unbearable, of dramatic psychological conflicts, the Here the reader is witness to a tormented interiority, which sometimes even unfolds into other creative figures (such as Stratis the Sailor). Offered in a specially curated and revised version by the Literary Translation Workshop, this volume -writes Andrés Sánchez Robayna- "refers to the world of the 'unfortunate conscience' in full self-analysis and in search of spiritual, intellectual and sensitive solutions to their conflicts".