By Paul Claudel
THE EAST I KNOW
Translated into English by Teresea Frances and William Rose Benét.
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Paul Claudel was for many years in the French Government Service in Cochin, China. “The East I Know” is a translation into English of his “La Connaissance de l’Est.” It is a series of word pictures of life in the Far East written by a poet whose individuality and originality are bound to make a profound impression on American as they have already done on Continental readers. The translators have captured with complete success the author’s exquisitely delicate feeling for words which give the color and soul of the East with poetic modulation yet unmistakable truthfulness.
This is the first of M. Claudel’s work to appear in English and is expressly authorized by him.
8vo. Cloth binding. 199 pages. Price $1.50 net postpaid.