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Juan Ramón Jiménez on Books

1881–1958 Spain

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Literature is a state of culture, poetry is a state of grace, before and after culture.

Poetry and Literature (1941)

This short book, where joy and sadness are twins, like the ears of Platero, was written for … I have no idea for whom! … For whomever lyric poets write …

‪Platero and I‬ (1917)

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