Man is a / fascinating animal', Kenneth Sherman writes, and it is this fascination that drives the narrative in "Words for Elephant Man." Written in the voice of Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man' plagued with a disfiguring condition that ravaged much of his body, Sherman reveals his subject to be more than just a living fascination. Sherman's Merrick, acutely observant, is equally fascinated by those around him. Using found lines from historical record interwoven with his own beautifully rendered verse, Sherman's collection ...
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Man is a / fascinating animal', Kenneth Sherman writes, and it is this fascination that drives the narrative in "Words for Elephant Man." Written in the voice of Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man' plagued with a disfiguring condition that ravaged much of his body, Sherman reveals his subject to be more than just a living fascination. Sherman's Merrick, acutely observant, is equally fascinated by those around him. Using found lines from historical record interwoven with his own beautifully rendered verse, Sherman's collection triumphs as a haunting, eloquent portrait of a man whose body was both disabler and enabler, a man who was both a commodity and a salesman, mechanical and organic, and whose extraordinary circumstances overshadowed the remarkably ordinary desires he shared with humanity. Sherman's Merrick is observant, clever and authentic, and possessed of a voice that resonates through the years and into the hearts and minds of readers.
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Good to Very Good. Moderate wear to spine and edges. Binding still fairly tight, some pages contain very minor markings. Gift inscription by author as well as signed on title page.
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