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Hatred of Poetry by Ben Lerner
$19.99 AUD
Category: Writing
"Description: No art has been denounced as often as poetry. It's even bemoaned by poets: "I, too, dislike it," wrote Marianne Moore."Many more people agree they hate poetry," Ben Lerner writes,"than can agree what poetry is. I, too, dislike it and have largely organized my life around it and do not exp ...Show more
Leaving the Atocha Station by Ben Lerner
$17.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
Adam Gordon is a brilliant, if highly unreliable, young American poet on a prestigious fellowship in Madrid, struggling to establish his sense of self and his attitude towards art. Fuelled by strong coffee and self-prescribed tranquillizers, Adam's 'research' soon becomes a meditation on the possibility ...Show more
The Children's Bach by Helen Garner; Ben Lerner (Introduction by)
$29.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
A captivating and deeply personal novel from one of Australia's most respected authors. Athena and Dexter live a happy but insular life, bound by routine and the care of their young sons. When Elizabeth, an old friend from Dexter's university days, turns up with her much younger sister, Vicki, and her ...Show more
The Plains by Gerald Murnane ; Ben Lerner (Introduction by);
$24.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
An affordable boutique hardcover for Murnane fans, featuring a new introduction by Ben Lerner. 'Murnane, a genius, is a worthy heir to Beckett.'--Teju Cole 'A careful stylist and a slyly comic writer with large ideas.'--Paris Review 'A distinguished, distinctive, unforgettable novel.'--Shirley Hazzar ...Show more
The Topeka School by Ben Lerner
$29.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
James: "Adam is a debate champion caught up in his verbal dexterity. His psychologist parents are treating Darren, whose actions degrade into anger. A zig-zagging narrative reflects Adam’s attempts to piece together traumatic events buried in his adolescence. With wit and sincerity, ambiguity resolves i ...Show more
The Topeka School by Ben Lerner
$19.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
The most talked-about novel of the season, from the most celebrated American writer of his generation. Adam Gordon is a senior at Topeka High School, class of '97. His parents are psychologists, his mom a famous author in the field. A renowned debater and orator, an aspiring poet, and - although it req ...Show more
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