Ruining the New Road

Matthews, William

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ISBN 10: 0394404408 ISBN 13: 9780394404400

Published by Random House~trade, 1970

Language: English

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Includes letter stamped & initialed by author laid in. Minor wear & toning to wraps. Light wear on edges of text block. Small discolorations on half title page. Text is unmarked.

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Title: Ruining the New Road
Publisher: Random House~trade
Publication Date: 1970
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0394404408
ISBN 13: 9780394404400
Binding: Paperback
Edition: First Paperback Edition Second p.
Condition: Good
Signed: Signed by Author

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The debut collection by the legendary William Matthews, in its entirety for the first time since 1970. Careening between the bleak and utterly buoyant, the poems in Ruining the New Road offer a startling open-mouthed, and openhearted honesty that is rare and exhilarating. Fierce in its recognition of both beauty and the painful, yet tender truths of the universe, these poems remind us that Matthews is a genuine master at laying bare the complicated spectrum of the human condition. Here is a book where, as Matthews says, "Everywhere life is ludicrous/ but absolutely crucial." - Ada Lim�n

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