Letter to Patience - Softcover

Haynes, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1854114123 ISBN 13: 9781854114129

Verlag: Seren, 2006

Inhaltsangabe

very good copy, Preface page has crease

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Reseña del editor:

Set in Patience' Parlour, a small mud-walled bar in northern Nigeria, at a time of political unrest, 'Letter to Patience' is an atmospheric book-length poem divided into cantos. The letter writer is in Britain, where he has returned with his Nigerian wife and children to nurse his dying father. He writes to Patience, the bar's owner, who once lectured in politics but who gave up due to junta pressure. The writer's thoughts range from his childhood to the present: from African myths to personal histories, from political violence to its tragi-comic consequences. The poem is not only a biography, or an essay on post-colonialism, it is an epic portrayal of a beautiful and troubled country and of one man's search for meaning in difficult times.

Biografía del autor:

John Haynes' previous book Taking the Stage with an introduction by Lindsay Anderson has become a classic of theatre photography. He was privileged to work alongside Samuel Beckett when he was directing his plays at the Royal Court Theatre in the seventies and John was photographer in residence. Haynes continues to work with the leading directors and actors of British contemporary theatre.

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• Verlag: Seren
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1854114123
• ISBN 13: 9781854114129
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 80