A meditation on history and the imagination that bears witness to acts of genocide and to natural disasters in Ethiopia, Haiti, and Sri Lanka, Of Gods & Strangers interweaves lyrical, arresting

Of Gods & Strangers

A meditation on history and the imagination that bears witness to acts of genocide and to natural disasters in Ethiopia, Haiti, and Sri Lanka, Of Gods & Strangers interweaves lyrical, arresting accounts of our contemporary world with stories of â€œEmpress Dowagerâ€ Tzu Hsi, last empress of China (1861-1908). An urgent reminder that poetry can offer us a social consciousnessâ€”â€œin my locked mouth an urgeâ€â€”Of Gods & Strangers deftly traces the human dimensions of the â€œgreat modern machine,â€ looking to recover the present and its people through the pastâ€™s â€œfaulty memory.â€
Country USA
Brand Four Way Books
Manufacturer Four Way Books
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2011-10-11
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781935536178

Of Gods & Strangers