Himna o perli

A collection of poetry "Hymn to the Pearl" by the distinguished Polish poet and Nobel Prize winner for literature Czesław Miłosz, published by the Belgrade-based "Narodne knjiga" in 1985. The literary translation from Polish and the extensive afterword are by the distinguished translator Petar Vujičić.

This edition brings carefully selected verses in which Miłosz touches on universal themes of human existence, metaphysics, transience, historical ruptures and tragic spirituality. Through recognizable poetic enthusiasm and deep humanism, the author writes verses that connect personal experience with the collective destiny of Central European man. The book represents an exceptionally valuable and sought-after title for all lovers of top world lyricism and poetic expression of the 20th century.