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Description for Eunoia
Hardback. Good copy with signs of shelf wear.
'Eunoia', which means 'beautiful thinking', is the shortest word in the English language to contain all five vowels. This book also contains them all, but never at the same time. Each of Eunoia's five chapters is univocalic: that is, each chapter uses only one vowel. A triumphant feat, seven years in the making, this uncanny work of avant-garde literature is one of the most surprising and awe-inspiring books of the year. A challenging feat of composition and technical skill, Bök has worked this into a series of compelling narratives and rhythms. Writing is inhibiting. Sighing, I sit, ... Read more
'Eunoia', which means 'beautiful thinking', is the shortest word in the English language to contain all five vowels. This book also contains them all, but never at the same time. Each of Eunoia's five chapters is univocalic: that is, each chapter uses only one vowel. A triumphant feat, seven years in the making, this uncanny work of avant-garde literature is one of the most surprising and awe-inspiring books of the year. A challenging feat of composition and technical skill, Bök has worked this into a series of compelling narratives and rhythms. Writing is inhibiting. Sighing, I sit, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847672391
SKU
KEX0305523
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Christian Bok
Christian Bök began writing in his early twenties, while earning his B.A. and M.A. degrees at Carleton University. He returned to Toronto in the early 1990s to study for a Ph.D. in English literature at York Universtiy. Crystallography, Bök's highly acclaimed poetry and prose book published in 1994.
Reviews for Eunoia
Extraordinary, outrageous, irresistible - a must for verbivores.
Gyles Brandreth Amazing... impressive... It's beautiful, its funny and it's moving.
Globe and Mail
Linguistically daring and delightfully inventive...engaging, witty and moving.
Stuart Kelly
Scotland on Sunday
Gyles Brandreth Amazing... impressive... It's beautiful, its funny and it's moving.
Globe and Mail
Linguistically daring and delightfully inventive...engaging, witty and moving.
Stuart Kelly
Scotland on Sunday