- Published: 15 November 2004
- ISBN: 9780812970159
- Imprint: Random House US Group
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 416
- RRP: $45.00
I Promise to Be Good
The Letters of Arthur Rimbaud
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- Published: 15 November 2004
- ISBN: 9780812970159
- Imprint: Random House US Group
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 416
- RRP: $45.00
"Letters of burning intensity."--Vanity Fair
"[I Promise to be Good] is fascinating for the voice it reveals...Mason's translation is crisp and lively, and his clear-eyed introduction is essential reading for anyone besotted with the image of the poet as tragic figure. - Time Out New York
"...(Mason's translations) catch the rigours of the original--he hates the idea that because Rimbaud was famously all over the place, we might think his poetry sloppy or easily won"--The London Review of Books
"These letters reveal glimpses of his loves, his hates, his tenderness, his poetics, and his stubborn will to create. Mason's elegant translations flow smoothly off the page." - Library Journal