Man Animal Thing - Couverture souple

Schaffer, Alfred

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 191360697X ISBN 13 : 9781913606978

Editeur : Eyewear Publishing, 2021

Synopsis

Partly inspired by Chaka, a famous South African novel from 1931, written by Thomas Mofolo, the book charts the imaginary progress of the nineteenth-century statesman and tyrant, Shaka Zulu (1787-1828). Structured around a series of daydreams and major events in Zulu s life, the poet extracts Zulu from the historical past and moves him to the modern media age where speed dating, UFOs and effervescent pain-killers are the norm. The collection is hugely diverse, from lyrical poetry to tweets to wit.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Alfred Schaffer (1973) is one of the most talented Dutch poets of his generation. Unrest. Anxiety. Suspicion. Curiosity. This was the young poet s response to the question as to what motivated him as a poet. He debuted in 200o with the collection His Rise in the Suburbs. His second book, Vagrants (2002), was nominated for the prestigious VSB Prize. Among the prizes Schaffer has won are the C. Buddingh prize, the Ida Gerhardt poetry prize, and the Jan Campert prize. Schaffer moved to South Africa in 2011 and he currently works as a lecturer at Stellenbosch University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Eyewear Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 191360697X
• ISBN 13: 9781913606978
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 130
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible