With an illuminating new preface by Colm T???ib???n, here is Thom Gunn's extraordinary memorial to love, life and death in the time of the AIDS crisis The Man With Night Sweats, originally published in 1992, sees Thom Gunn writing at the height of his powers. The collection begins with poems that celebrate love and sex and bodies - whether the exuberance of a swimming otter, the nimble moves of a tow-headed skateboarder or the habituated coming together of two old lovers. In devastating contrast, the poems in the last ...
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With an illuminating new preface by Colm T???ib???n, here is Thom Gunn's extraordinary memorial to love, life and death in the time of the AIDS crisis The Man With Night Sweats, originally published in 1992, sees Thom Gunn writing at the height of his powers. The collection begins with poems that celebrate love and sex and bodies - whether the exuberance of a swimming otter, the nimble moves of a tow-headed skateboarder or the habituated coming together of two old lovers. In devastating contrast, the poems in the last section are unflinching portraits and accounts of the illness and deaths of friends during the AIDS epidemic. Written out of a lifetime's experience of perfecting his art, these poems are unsurpassed in elegiac intensity and among the most poignant responses to those terrible times. 'Gunn has risen to his inescapable new subject with verse of quiddity, depth and terrible truthfulness.' Financial Times 'Elegies as unblinking and heartfelt as anything he has written.' The Times
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 200grams, ISBN: 9780571162574.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Book contains pencil markings In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 200grams, ISBN: 9780571162574.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 200grams, ISBN: 9780571162574.
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Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. Book Some edge wear to card covers; one page previously turned down at top corner; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition.
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