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Tristia by Osip Mandelstam, translated by Thomas de Waal book prize short list Pieter reflects on his personalOsip Mandelstams second collection of poems,Tristia, astonished Russian readers in 1922 with itsdaring verse forms and meditations on revolution,exile, death and rebirth. Thomas de Waals new translation givesEnglish language reader the chance to experiencethe entire collection for the first time. Paperback In English and Russian