An Andreas Karavis Companion

Solway, David

ISBN 10: 1550651323 / ISBN 13: 9781550651324

Published by Vehicule Pr, Signal Editions, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Andreas Karavis Companion
• Publisher: Vehicule Pr, Signal Editions, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1550651323
• ISBN 13: 9781550651324
• Binding: Wrappers
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Poetry

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Synopsis

The life and work of Andreas Karavis constitute a rare phenomenon in the cultural life of contemporary Greece. A poet who was largely unknown until the late eighties, working indefatigably but in almost total obscurity from youth to later middle age, he suddenly finds himself in the public eye as a powerful but enigmatic presence. Yet, his life remains an almost impenetrable secret. Critical commentary and biographical background are leavened with a selection of letters and extracts from the notebooks of this enigmatic Greek poet. Included are never-before-published poems by Karavis.

About the Author

David Solway is the author of many books of poetry including Modern Marriage, Bedrock, Saracen Island: The Poetry of Andreas Karavis, and Franklin's Passage, winner of the 2004 Le Grand Prix du Livre de Montréal. His most recent collection, The Pallikari of Nesmine Rifat, was published in 2005. Currently an associate editor with Books in Canada, he lives in Hudson, Quebec.