Proud to be a Mammal (1942-97) is Czeslaw Milosz`s moving & diverse collection of essays. Among them, he covers his passion for poetry, his love of the Polish language that was so nearly wiped out by the violence of the twentieth century, & his happy childhood. Milosz also
Includes:: a letter to his friend in which he voices his concern about the growing indifference to murder & the true value of freedom of thought, as well as a verbal map of Wilno, with each street revealing both a rich local history & intricate, poignant personal memories.