Poet and essayist Clayton Eshleman is a recipient of the National Book Award and the Landon Translation Prize. He is the cotranslator of Cesar Vallejo: The Complete Posthumous Poetry and Aime Cesaire: The Collected Poetry, both from UC Press. Among Mario Vargas Llosa's prestigious literary awards are the National Critics' Prize, the Peruvian National Prize, and the Miguel de Cervantes Prize. He is the author of more than twenty books. Efrain Kristal is Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles. Stephen M. Hart is Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at University College, London.

• Contents Foreword / Mario Vargas Llosa Acknowledgments Introduction / Efrain Kristal Los heraldos negros --The Black Heralds Plafones agiles -- Agile Soffits Buzos -- Divers De la tierra -- Of the Earth Nostalgias imperiales -- Imperial Nostalgias Truenos -- Thunderclaps Canciones de hogar -- Songs of Home Trilce Poemas humanos -- Human Poems I II Espana, aparta de mi este caliz -- Spain, Take This Cup from Me Afterword: A Translation Memoir Appendix: A Chronology of Vallejo's Life and Works / Stephen M. Hart Notes Bibliography Index of Spanish Titles and First Lines Index of English Titles and First Lines

"Conveys, in all its boldness and vigour, the unmistakable voice of Cesar Vallejo." London Review Of Books