{"product_id":"selected-writings-isbn-9780142437049","title":"Selected Writings","description":"\u003cb\u003eJosé\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eMartí\u003c\/b\u003e (1853-1895) is the most renowned political and literary figure in the history of Cuba. A poet, essayist, orator, statesman, abolitionist, and the martyred revolutionary leader of Cuba's fight for independence from Spain, Martí lived in exile in New York for most of his adult life, earning his living as a foreign correspondent. Throughout the 1880s and early 1890s, Martí's were the eyes through which much of Latin America saw the United States. His impassioned, kaleidoscopic evocations of that period in U.S. history, the assassination of James Garfield, the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, the execution of the Chicago anarchists, the lynching of the Italians in New Orleans, and much more, bring it rushing back to life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrganized chronologically, this collection begins with his early writings, including a thundering account of his political imprisonment in Cuba at age sixteen. The middle section focuses on his journalism, which offers an image of the United States in the nineteenth century, its way of life and system of government, that rivals anything written by de Tocqueville, Dickens, Trollope, or any other European commentator. Including generous selections of his poetry and private notebooks, the book concludes with his astonishing, hallucinatory final masterpiece, \"War Diaries\", never before translated into English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ci\u003eTranslated by Esther Allen with an Introduction by Roberto González Echevarría\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosé Martí: An Introduction by Roberto González Echevarría\u003cbr\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEarliest Writings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbdala\u003cbr\u003eLetter to His Mother from Prison\u003cbr\u003ePolitical Prison in Cuba\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1871-1881\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotebooks 1-3\u003cbr\u003eEarly Journalism:\u003cbr\u003eThe Poor Neighborhoods of Mexico City\u003cbr\u003eSarah Bernhardt\u003cbr\u003eImpressions of America (by a very fresh Spaniard)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1882-1890\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoetry:\u003cbr\u003ePrologue to Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde's \u003ci\u003ePoem of Niagara\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsmaelillo\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eWaking Dream\/Sueño despierto\u003cbr\u003eFragrant Arms\/Brazos fragantes\u003cbr\u003eMy Kinglet\/Mi reyecillo\u003cbr\u003eSon of My Soul\/Hijo del alma\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFree Verses\/Versos libres\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eMy Verses\u003cbr\u003eThe Swiss Father\/El padre suizo\u003cbr\u003eFamous Island\/Isla famosa\u003cbr\u003eLove in the City\/Amor de ciudad grande\u003cbr\u003eI Hate the Sea\/Odio el mar\u003cbr\u003eWinged Cup\/Copa con alas\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotebooks 4-15:\u003cbr\u003eUndated Fragment\u003cbr\u003eA Passion\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Age\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003ePin the Tail on the Donkey: A New Game and Some Old Ones\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLetters from New York:\u003cbr\u003eConey Island\u003cbr\u003eThe Trial of Guiteau\u003cbr\u003ePrizefight\u003cbr\u003eEmerson\u003cbr\u003eTribute to Karl Marx, Who Has Died\u003cbr\u003efrom \u003ci\u003eLa América\u003c\/i\u003e: The Brooklyn Bridge; The Glossograph; Indigenous Art; Mexico, the United States, and Protectionism; Graduation Day\u003cbr\u003eThe Indians in the United States\u003cbr\u003eThe World's Biggest Explosion\u003cbr\u003eImpressionist Painters\u003cbr\u003eA Great Confederate Celebration\u003cbr\u003eThe Cutting Case\u003cbr\u003eThe Poet Walt Whitman\u003cbr\u003eClass War in Chicago: A Terrible Drama\u003cbr\u003eA Walking Marathon\u003cbr\u003eNew York Under Snow\u003cbr\u003eBlaine's Night\u003cbr\u003eA Chinese Funeral\u003cbr\u003eInauguration Day\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitical Correspondecne:\u003cbr\u003eLetter to Emilio Núñez\u003cbr\u003eLetter to General Máximo Gómez\u003cbr\u003eA Vindication of Cuba\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1891-1894\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoetry:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimple Verses\/Versos sencillos\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003eI (I am an honest man\/Yo soy un hombre sincero)\u003cbr\u003eIII (I hate the masks and vices\/Odio la máscara y vicio)\u003cbr\u003eXXVIII (Past the manor with the tomb\/Por la tumba del cortijo)\u003cbr\u003eXXX (Blood-hued lightning cleaves\/El rayo surca, sangriento)\u003cbr\u003eXXXVI (Yes, I know: flesh\/Ya sé: de carne se puede)\u003cbr\u003eXLV (I dream of marble cloisters\/Sueño con claustros de mármol)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotebooks 18-20\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLetters from New York:\u003cbr\u003eOur America\u003cbr\u003eThe Lynching of the Italians\u003cbr\u003eThe Monetary Conference of the American Republics\u003cbr\u003eA Town Sets a Black Man on Fire\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom \u003ci\u003ePatria\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eThe Abolition of Slavery in Puerto Rico\u003cbr\u003eMy Race\u003cbr\u003eTo Cuba!\u003cbr\u003eThe Truth About the United States\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1895\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolitics:\u003cbr\u003eThe Montecristi Manifesto\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinal Correspondence:\u003cbr\u003eLetter to His Mother\u003cbr\u003eLetter to Manuel Mercado\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWar Diaries:\u003cbr\u003ePart I: From Montecristi to Cap-Haïtien\u003cbr\u003ePart II: From Cap-Haïtien to Dos Ríos\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfterword by Esther Allen\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\"Martí is the most remarkable figure in the history of Cuba....No English-language collection is as comprehensive as this handsome new addition to the Penguin Classics.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eTom Miller, \u003cb\u003eThe Los Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosé Martí \u003c\/b\u003ewas a Cuban revolutionary and fighter for independence who was also known worldwide as a poet and a journalist. Referred to by many as the “Apostle of the Cuban Revolution,” Marti was born in Havana in the middle of the 19th century. Martí\u003cb\u003e’s \u003c\/b\u003eskills were not merely limited to creative writing, as he was also a very well-respected philosopher, translator, professor, publisher, Freemason, and political theorist. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsther Allen\u003c\/b\u003e is an essayist and translator of Spanish and French. An associate professor at Baruch College, City University of New York, she directed the work of the PEN\/Heim Translation Fund from its founding in 2003 to 2010, and cofounded PEN World Voices: the New York Festival of International Literature (2004). A two-time recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts translation fellowships, she was a fellow at the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library in 2009–2010. The French government has honored her as a Chevalier de l'ordre des arts et des lettres (2006). Visit her website at estherallen.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoberto González Echevarría \u003c\/b\u003eis the Sterling Professor of Hispanic and Comparative Literatures at Yale University. He was awarded the 2010 National Humanities Medal by President Obama and has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and a number of other grants for his work as a critic of Latin American literature and culture.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302736122085,"sku":"NP9780142437049","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780142437049.jpg?v=1767736326","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/selected-writings-isbn-9780142437049","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}