| What's Left of the Night Contributor(s): Sotiropoulos, Ersi (Author), Emmerich, Karen (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1939931614 ISBN-13: 9781939931610 Publisher: New Vessel Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Biographical |
| Dewey: 889.334 |
| LCCN: 2018940331 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.50 lbs) 260 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A perfect book.―Edmund White, author of A Boy's Own Story and Genet: A Biography WINNER OF THE 2019 NATIONAL TRANSLATION AWARD In June 1897, the young Constantine Cavafy arrives in Paris on the last stop of a long European tour, a trip that will deeply shape his future and push him toward his poetic inclination. With this lyrical novel, tinged with a hallucinatory eroticism that unfolds over three unforgettable days, celebrated Greek author Ersi Sotiropoulos depicts Cavafy in the midst of a journey of self-discovery across a continent on the brink of massive change. He is by turns exhilarated and tormented by his homosexuality; the Greek-Turkish War has ended in Greece's defeat and humiliation; France is torn by the Dreyfus Affair, and Cavafy's native Alexandria has surrendered to the indolent rhythms of the East. A stunning portrait of a budding author--before he became C.P. Cavafy, one of the 20th century's greatest poets--that illuminates the complex relationship of art, life, and the erotic desires that trigger creativity. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sotiropoulos, Ersi: - Ersi Sotiropoulos has written fifteen books of fiction and poetry. Her work has been translated into many languages, and has been twice awarded Greece's National Book Prize as well as her country's Book Critics' Award and the Athens Academy Prize. What's Left of the Night won the 2017 Prix Méditerranée Étranger in France.Emmerich, Karen: - Karen Emmerich has published a dozen book-length translations of modern Greek poetry and prose. She has received the Best Translated Book Award for her translation of Eleni Vakalo's Before Lyricism. She teaches comparative literature at Princeton. |