CONTRABAND OF HOOPOE. by Chrusciel, Ewa.

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CONTRABAND OF HOOPOE.

Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

Richmond, CA: Omnidawn, (2014). First edition - The second collection in English by this award-winning Polish American poet. The poems and prose poems explore "issues of dislocation, immigration and desire. . . haunted by a childhood lived under a Communist regime, by the austerity of Eastern block politics, and by the possibility of discovering a fleeting language to carry the seeds of illicit revelation, spiritual transformation, and insight. The book elevates smuggling to a noble art, recording how the Jewish people were hidden and transported during the Holocaust." 88 pp plus "customs" (notes)

Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers (as new).

Book ID: 70563
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