ARGONAUT BOOKS

Ida Vitale constructs a dictionary of her long and passionately engaged artistic life. Taking the reader by the arm, she invites us to become her confidant, sharing her remarkable 20th century as a member of a storied generation of Latin American writers, of whom she is the last remaining alive. It's a compendium of friendship, travel, reading, and the endless opportunities she found for 'the joyful possibility of creation. Reviews "A vibrant and playful memoir-in-dictionary-form…a joyous celebration of a life well lived, with entries that range from the simple to the...Read More