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Summary:Only a phenomenally talented and empathetic writer working from within his own culture can achieve the power and authenticity this book pulses with.
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Contemporary, classical in form, relentless and overwhelming.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
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About the book
- Author
- John King
- First published
- 1996
- Pages
- 272
- Publisher
- PM Press, Jonathan Cape, Vintage
- Editions
- 10
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781629632070
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About John King · 1960
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