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Sasha Dugdale
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Paperback. Contains poems, which explore the mysterious solitudes of individual lives. The book opens with a sequence written at the Pushkin family estate. The great Russian poet, setting out to St Petersburg, turns back when a hare runs in front of his horse - an act which saves his life. The poems reflect on such chance or fated moments where paths cross. Num Pages: 70 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 6. Weight in Grams: 104.
Sasha Dugdale's poems explore the mysterious solitudes of individual lives with tender, unsparing lucidity. The book opens with a sequence written at the Pushkin family estate. The great Russian poet, setting out to St Petersburg, turns back when a hare runs in front of his horse: the superstitious act saves his life. Such chance or fated moments where paths cross are at the heart of the collection. A boy on a train, passing a gold chain through his fingers, sparks a buried childhood memory in a watching passenger; lovers reach out to touch in the dark, while, a dying soldier ... Read more
Sasha Dugdale's poems explore the mysterious solitudes of individual lives with tender, unsparing lucidity. The book opens with a sequence written at the Pushkin family estate. The great Russian poet, setting out to St Petersburg, turns back when a hare runs in front of his horse: the superstitious act saves his life. Such chance or fated moments where paths cross are at the heart of the collection. A boy on a train, passing a gold chain through his fingers, sparks a buried childhood memory in a watching passenger; lovers reach out to touch in the dark, while, a dying soldier ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
70
Condition
New
Number of Pages
70
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781903039809
SKU
V9781903039809
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Ref
99-15
About Sasha Dugdale
Sasha Dugdale was born in Sussex. Between 1995 and 2000 she lived and worked in Russia. In 1999 she initiated the Russian theatre New Writing project with the Royal Court, London, and currently works as a translator and consultant at the Royal Court. Four of her translations have been staged -- Plasticine by Vassily Sigarev won the Evening Standard Award ... Read more
Reviews for Estate
From reviews of Notebook, Sasha Dugdale's first collection: '...a beguiling and unusual debut, its best poems at once elusive, satisfying and likely to go on being read.' Sean O'Brien, Times Literary Supplement