The figure of the young American poet living in Paris is familiar from
Paul Auster's celebrated novels; here that character is realised in
Auster's own stunningly accomplished verse. His penetrating and
charged poetry resembles little else in recent American literature.
This collection of his poems, translations, and composition notes from
early in his career furnish yet further evidence of his literary
mastery.
Taut, densely lyrical and everywhere informed by a powerful and subtle
music, this selection begins with the compact verse fragments of
_Spokes _(written when Auster was in his early twenties) and
_Unearth_, continues on through the more ample meditations of _Wall
Writing_, _Disappearances_, _Effigies_, _Fragments From the Cold_,
_Facing the Music_, and _White Spaces_, then moves further back in
time to include Auster's revealing translations of many of the French
poets who influenced his own writing - including Paul Eluard, André
Breton, Tristan Tzara, Philippe Soupault, Robert Desnos and René Char
- as well as the provocative and previously unpublished 'Notes From A
Composition Book' (1967). An introduction by Norman Finkelstein
connects biographical elements to a consideration of the work, and
takes in Auster's early literary and philosophical influences. For
those interested in Paul Auster's novels - the now-classic _New York
Trilogy _or _The Brooklyn Follies_ - this book is an invaluable
opportunity to witness his early development.
Powerful, sometimes haunting, cool, precise and limpid, this view from
the past to the present will appeal to those unfamiliar with this
aspect of Auster's work, as well as those already acquainted with his
poetry. Readers will agree that Auster's grasp on language and the
world around him is not only questioning, but mysterious and very
human, perceptive, and deeply compelling
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ISBN
9780571317233
Publisert
2015
Utgiver
Vendor
Faber & Faber
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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