- Translations into English, Poetry, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Fiction, fantasy, general
"In Alphabet, Christensen creates a framework of psalm-like forms that unfold like expanding universes, crystallising into words both the beauty and the potential for destruction that permeate our world and our times."--Jacket.
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Character-led, grave, contemplative and prestige.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
- intimateepic
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About the book
- First published
- June 1991
- Pages
- 80
- Publisher
- Gyldendal, Bloodaxe Books Ltd, New Directions
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- dan, English
- ISBN
- 9788700471726
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