- Paperback: 100 pages
- Publisher: Ronsdale Press; 1 edition (Mar 1 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1553801121
- ISBN-13: 978-1553801122
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #686,164 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In this collection of poems, Inge Israel works through Samuel Beckett’s letters, his biographies and his actual plays and novels to probe the imagination that created his artistic works. Arguably the pre-eminent avant-garde and most influential writer of the 20th century and a legend in his own time, Beckett presents many glaring paradoxes. He was born in a country ruled by the Catholic Church yet raised by a strict and devoutly Protestant mother. He loved the King James Bible and knew long passages of it by heart but did not believe in it. He loved his mother but fought to free himself of her influence. He loved Ireland but left to live in France. He loved the classics yet despaired of language being able to express anything meaningful. He dearly loved to be in the company of close friends yet even in their midst remained a solitary man, almost misanthropic. His outlook was gloomy but he also had a streak of humour. Israel’s poems open a new and remarkable window on this writer of many contradictions.
About the Author
Born in Frankfurt of Russo-Polish parents, Inge Israel spent her childhood and adolescence mostly in Paris and Dublin. In Canada since 1958, she makes her permanent home in Edmonton, while continuing to travel widely and spending extended periods of time in Dublin, Paris, Cambridge and other places. Fluent in four languages Israel has written extensively for radio; her work has been broadcast by the BBC and CBC French and English Networks. A six-months’ stay in Japan inspired Raking Zen Furrows (Ronsdale, 1991), her fourth book of poetry and her first in English. Also published by Ronsdale Press are Unmarked Doors (1992) and Rifts in the Visible, her seventh book.
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A good buy. I have not bought a book of modern prose or poetry for 30 years. I first saw an Inge Israel piece on a transit train in Vancouver, BC during a commute. Local effort to promote local talent. The work was refined, precise and powerful. I wanted "more". I could not find a local dealer who carried Inge's work. Thank you Amazon.CA for making this work available and the delivery was FAST. Wow!
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