The Book for My Brother
Synopsis
This newest collection of poems from Tomaž Šalamun is exuberant, ambitious, and full of surprises. Here the devil is encountered and understood-I see the devil's head, people, I see his whole body . . . he longs for innocence, as we do. Here the poet juggles many tones, languages, and countries. Desire is evoked as both frustrating and exhilarating-I'm watered by longing, knocking myhead into the wall, on the ground, or I burn, burn,folded up on the couch.And memory comes back to remind us of the laws and experiences of childhood-Once again you are let loose in the seaonly after five o'clock in the afternoon to takea dose of sunlight like the ticking of the clock.At once daring and clear-voiced, The Book for My Brother is an extraordinary achievement.
- Copyright:
- 2014 Tomaz Salamun
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9780544356986
- Publisher:
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Date of Addition:
- 2018-03-08T21:25:59Z
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.