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Of Love and Desire
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This book is ideal for readers who appreciate poetry about love and desire, fans of Louis de Bernières, and those seeking a beautifully illustrated gift book capturing the complexities of affection and longing.
Of Love and Desire is a rich collection of love poems from Louis de Bernières, written over a lifetime, and capturing its many forms – from rapture, infatuation, urgency, to sorrow, heartache and disillusion.
A beautiful gift book of poems on the subjects of love and desire by one of the UK's best-loved writers, author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin.
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A beautiful gift book of poems on the subjects of love and desire by one of the UK's best-loved writers, author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin.
Of Love and Desire is a rich collection of love poems from Louis de Bernières, written over a lifetime, and capturing its many forms - from rapture, infatuation, urgency, to sorrow, heartache and disillusion.
Poetry was de Bernières' first and greatest literary love, a passion evident in the musicality and emotion of his poems, which are full of stories and the truth of lived experience. This, his second collection, bears the mark of many influences, from the classical Persian poets, to Neruda, to Quintus Smyrnaeus, to Brian Patten.
Beautifully illustrated by Donald Sammut, this is an indispensable companion on the lover's journey.
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Critics have praised the collection as an "unexpected delight" highlighting de Bernières as a "gifted poet". Reviews commend the book for its ability to transform lost love and the sadness of memory into "words that glitter – mined like jewels from the heart." The illustrations by Donald Sammut add to the book's charm, making it a visually and emotionally resonant work.
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ISBN: 9781846558849
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 28 January 2016
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Harvill Secker
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Donald Sammut
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 17.0mm
Width: 137.0mm
Height: 205.0mm
Weight: 263g
Pages: 128
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Louis de Berni res is the bestselling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin, which won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best Book in 1995. His most recent books are So Much Life Left Over, The Dust That Falls From Dreams and The Autumn of the Ace, the short story collection Labels, the children's book Station Jim and the poetry collection The Cat in the Treble Clef.
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