The joy of writing. The power of preserving. Revenge of a m… - Wisława Szymborska

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The joy of writing.
The power of preserving.
Revenge of a mortal hand.

Wisława Szymborska

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About Wisława Szymborska

Wisława Szymborska-Włodek (2 July 1923 – 1 February 2012) was a Polish poet, essayist and translator. She was awarded the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature. She was bestowed the title of Lady of the Order of the White Eagle in 2011. She was a member of the Polish Writers Association (1989) and the Polish Academy of Skills (1995).

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Alternative Names: Maria Wisława Anna Szymborska • Szymborska • Wislawa Szymborska

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Everything the dead predicted has turned out completely different. Or a little bit different — which is to say, completely different.

The price, after all, for not having died already
goes up not in leaps but step by step, and he would
pay that price, too.

Somewhere out there the world must have an end.

The joy of writing. The power of preserving. Revenge of a mortal hand. - Wisława Szymborska

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