Glass And God by Anne Carson - ISBN: 9780224051170
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Haunted love, Bronte sisters, Kafka: intensely transfiguring poetry.

Glass And God

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  • Paperback

    152 pages

  • Release Date

    15 April 1998

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Summary

‘The most exciting poet writing in English today’ - Michael Ondaatje

Anne Carson’s first full-length publication in Britain, Glass and God introduces an assured and challenging new voice - vivid, laconic, precise. Her ‘Short Talks’ are about everything from Sylvia Plath to Franz Kafka, from waterproofing to walking backwards; the brilliant long poem ‘The Glass Essay’ deals with the end of a contemporary love affair, but is haunted by the Bronte sisters.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9780224051170
ISBN-10:0224051172
Author:Anne Carson
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:Jonathan Cape
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:152
Release Date:15 April 1998
Weight:155g
Dimensions:198mm x 134mm x 14mm
Series:Cape Poetry S.
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Critics Review

Anne Carson is a daring, learned, unsettling writer. Both in poetry and in prose (and the nimble mixtures of both that are characteristic of her work) she offers and upholds exceptional pleasures and standards. A unique figure in the North American literary landscape and not nearly as well known as she should be – Susan SontagAnne Carson’s poems are like notes made in their pristine urgency, as fresh and bright as a series of sudden remarks… A real poet whose poems are unfailingly memorable… [whose] powers of invention are apparently infinite – Guy DavenportAnne Carson is a new and brilliant talent making her English debut with this volume – Peter PorterShe is a rare talent - brilliant and full of wit, passionate and also deeply moving. Her long poem ‘The Glass Essay’ is oen of the best of our time – Michael Ondaatje

About The Author

Anne Carson

Anne Carson was born in Canada and teaches ancient Greek for a living. Her awards and honours include the Lannan Award, the Pushcart Prize, the Griffin Trust Award for Excellence in Poetry, the T.S. Eliot Prize, a Guggenheim fellowship, and the MacArthur ‘Genius’ Award.

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