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In the Wake of the Day
John Ash
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Description for In the Wake of the Day
Paperback. A work of journeys; from the chaotic energy of urban life in modern Istanbul, where John Ash lives, to the ruins of vanished civilisations; from personal incident to the narratives and vacancies of cultures. Num Pages: 85 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 124.
"In the Wake of the Day" is a book of memories and journeys; from the chaotic energy of urban life in modern Istanbul, where John Ash lives, to the ruins of vanished civilisations; from personal incident to the narratives and vacancies of cultures. Ash inhabits the fertile and ambiguous territory where East and West meet. We 'know and do not know' the past. In an 'imperial city without empire, place of paradox', time too becomes fluid. The ancient, half-imagined past of Ur, Alexandria, Cappadocia coexists with a contemporary world in which 'tank tracks are driven over Babylon'. At the centre ... Read more
"In the Wake of the Day" is a book of memories and journeys; from the chaotic energy of urban life in modern Istanbul, where John Ash lives, to the ruins of vanished civilisations; from personal incident to the narratives and vacancies of cultures. Ash inhabits the fertile and ambiguous territory where East and West meet. We 'know and do not know' the past. In an 'imperial city without empire, place of paradox', time too becomes fluid. The ancient, half-imagined past of Ur, Alexandria, Cappadocia coexists with a contemporary world in which 'tank tracks are driven over Babylon'. At the centre ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
85
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847770448
SKU
V9781847770448
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99-13
About John Ash
John Ash was born in Manchester in 1948 and read English at the University of Birmingham. He lived for a year in Cyprus, and in Manchester between 1970 and 1985, before moving to New York. Since 1996 he has lived in Istanbul. His poetry has appeared in many publications including The New Yorker, the New York Times, the Village Voice, ... Read more
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