From the Neanderthal |
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| Author:
| Thorpe, Adam |
| ISBN: | 978-0-224-09088-9 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2010 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House
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| Imprint: | Jonathan Cape |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $25.00 |
Book Description:
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The poems in Adam Thorpe's latest collection are concerned with the continuum between two worlds- the lived present and the felt past. With the attentive care of an archaeologist he uncovers and examines fragments - from a personal history or the historic past - and rebuilds the narrative- a fossil in Hitler's stadium, a wedding photograph, marks on the wall where an eighteenth-century priest was shot. With formal dexterity and rhythmic assurance, these versatile, subtle poems...
More DescriptionThe poems in Adam Thorpe's latest collection are concerned with the continuum between two worlds- the lived present and the felt past. With the attentive care of an archaeologist he uncovers and examines fragments - from a personal history or the historic past - and rebuilds the narrative- a fossil in Hitler's stadium, a wedding photograph, marks on the wall where an eighteenth-century priest was shot. With formal dexterity and rhythmic assurance, these versatile, subtle poems investigate the vertiginous dynamic of history - where a shard of stone stands for civilisation, where a silver of memory becomes a life re-lived. After nine years, during which time he has emerged as one of Britain's most powerful and innovative novelists, Adam Thorpe now returns - triumphantly - to poetry.