First published in Great Britain in 2011 by

Carcanet Alliance House Cross Street Manchester M2 7AQ

This new edition published in 2018

Translation copyright © Jane Draycott 2011, 2018

The right of Jane Draycott to be identified as the translator of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and

Patents Act of 1988

Introduction copyright © Bernard O’Donoghue 2011, 2018

The right of Bernard O’Donoghue to be identified as the author of the introduction has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988

All rights reserved

A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

ISBN 978 1 78410 659 1

The publisher acknowledges financial assistance from Arts Council England

Printed and bound in England by SRP Ltd, Exeter