Shadow of Paradise

Begun shortly after the Spanish Civil War, this collection of poems by the Spanish Nobel Laureate was written during a period of hardship and despair. In spite of his surroundings, Aleixandre created the splendour of a lost paradise from nostalgia, memory and illusion. Begun in 1939, barely four months after the close of the Spanish Civil War, these poems by the Nobel Laureate poet Vicente Aleixandre were written during a period of hardship and despair. In spite of his surroundings Aleixandre created the splendor of the shadow of a lost paradise that consisted of memory, nostalgia, yearning and illusion. This is the first full English version. The original Spanish text is included.