Dying Peasant

The Dying Peasant, a masterpiece of Flemish literature, and the work by which the symbolist writer Karel van de Woestijne is most remembered today, tells the story of the peasant Nand, and his last hours, when his mind turns inward, to a world of memory in which he is visited by a succession of figures representing his five senses, reminding him of the joys of his modest existence.

Originally published in 1918 and here made available in English for the first time in its unabridged form in a superb new translation by Paul Vincent, this novella, by one of Flanders’ greatest poets, is a work of profound beauty and humanity.

Taranul pe moarte, o capodopera a literaturii flamande si opera prin care scriitorul simbolist Karel van de Woestijne este cel mai amintit astazi, spune povestea taranului Nand si ultimele sale ore, cand mintea lui se intoarce spre interior, intr-o lume a amintire in care este vizitat de o succesiune de figuri care ii reprezinta cele cinci simturi, amintindu-i de bucuriile modestei sale existente. Publicat initial in 1918 si aici pus la dispozitie in limba engleza pentru prima data intr-o forma integrala intr-o noua traducere superba de Paul Vincent, aceasta romana, a unuia dintre cei mai mari poeti din Flandra, este o opera de o frumusete si umanitate profunde.