Crossing Fee (Paperback)

Iain Bamforth

ISBN 10: 1847771432 / ISBN 13: 9781847771438

Editore: Carcanet Press Ltd, Manchester, 2013

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Paperback. In The Crossing Fee Iain Bamforth re-stages the odyssey of the legendary German hero who falls into a lake in the Black Forest and emerges in the China Sea. Circulating between Europe, the Philippines and Indonesia (where Bamforth worked for five years as a health consultant), the poems sound the 'plummet and allure' of life on both worlds. Grounded in myth and also in close observation, The Crossing Fee records a momentous exploration of space and history: 'For the tides are always bringing / news of something strange.' A physician-poet reimagines myth, history and literature as he travels through Asia. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Dati bibliografici

• Titolo: Crossing Fee (Paperback)
• Editore: Carcanet Press Ltd, Manchester
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1847771432
• ISBN 13: 9781847771438
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: new

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Riassunto

Reimagining myth, history, and literature, this compilation draws upon the poet’s remarkable travels and experiences as a doctor while working in some of the most remote parts of the world. As it brings Rimbaud, Dante, and 17th-century picaresque into play, this compilation explores the ultimate journey of crossing into another world or another life.

Informazioni sull?autore

Iain Bamforth is a former hospital doctor, a general practitioner, a translator, a lecturer in comparative literature, and a public health consultant. He is the author of The Good European.