Soliloquy at Ninety

About the Book

How does a poet, fortunate enough to be writing into his 10th decade, view almost a century of life? 

With skill, compassion, irony and humor, Soliloquy at Ninety delivers unforgettable images of a life lived on two continents: from a boyhood in South Africa, through service in World War II, a successful medical career in Boston, and the experience of growing old in the 21st century.

This is a deeply thoughtful and nuanced view of human strengths and frailties; the visionary legacy of an articulate and perceptive poet, seasoned by time, and graced by transformative love and loss.

About the Author

Freddy Frankel was born in 1924 and educated in South Africa. He migrated to the United States in 1962. He is the author of Hottentot Venus: Poems of Apartheid, In a Stone’s Hollow, and Wrestling with Angels. In 2003, he won the New England Writers Robert Penn Warren First Award. A retired physician, he now lives with his wife in Boston.