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13%OFFEwa Chrusciel - Contraband of Hoopoe - 9781890650995 - V9781890650995
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Contraband of Hoopoe

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Description for Contraband of Hoopoe Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
Contraband of Hoopoe explores issues of dislocation, immigration and desire. Chrusciel invents a poetics of smuggling as she crosses national, historical and linguistic borders. The migratory narrative is distinctly errant, haunted by a childhood lived under a Communist regime, by the austerity of Eastern block politics, and by the possibility of discovering a fleeting language to carry the seeds of illicit revelation, spiritual transformation, and insight. The book elevates smuggling to a noble art, recording how the Jewish people were hidden and transported during the Holocaust. Chrusciel tracks a series of historical objects and secret messages that immigrants throughout history ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Omnidawn Publishing United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
Number of Pages
104
Place of Publication
Richmond, CA, United States
ISBN
9781890650995
SKU
V9781890650995
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