Original title Niewidzialna ręka Publication date 2009 Pages 98 Originally published 2009 Page count 98 Translator Clare Cavanagh | Published in English 2011 ISBN 978-83-240-1246-6 Country Poland | |
Works by Adam Zagajewski A Defense of Ardor, Another Beauty, Mysticism for beginners, Without End, Polish Writers on Writing | ||
Unseen Hand (Polish: Niewidzialna ręka) is a 2009 poetry collection by the Polish writer Adam Zagajewski. It was published in English in 2011 through Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Reception
Stephan Delbos of The Prague Post wrote: "Unseen Hand shows the poet in a more mature state of mind than much of his earlier work, less of a political reactionary and more a settled poet musing on deep matters of the mind and heart. ... Despite the developments age and experience have brought to Zagajewski's poetry, the essential elements of his work remain the same, as do Zagajewski's favorite words: joy, praise, nettles, exile - all can be found on the pages of Unseen Hand. But here, Zagajewski's approach to these themes is more subtle than in earlier collections." Delbos ended the review: "Zagajewski is a master. Unseen Hand offers evidence of a deepening of his already-impressive gifts and a welcomed ability to live in moments of uncertainty. Let us hope his poems will continue to guide readers through their own moments of uncertainty for many books to come."