Book

Unmarked treasure 2004

A ghost steps out of its body after a suicide and looks back at it in wonder. The poet wonders at his own existence and struggles between actual living and the desire to die.

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Character

Contemplative, character-led, spare and intimate.

contemplativerelentless
character-ledplot-driven
sparerichly built
intimateepic

About the book

First published: 2004
Pages: 99
Publisher: Firstfruits Pub.
Editions: 1
Language: English
ISBN: 9789810504083

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First sentence

“So I am finally dead.”

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