Swimming in the Flood John Burnside

Name: Swimming in the Flood By John Burnside
SKU: 9780224041980
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Swimming in the Flood by John Burnside

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SeriesCape Poetry S.

Summary

This collection of poems - the poet's fifth - deals with issues of childhood, betrayal and domestic and sexual violence. Burnside was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize and won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and the "Cosmopolitan" Poetry Prize in 1994.

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Swimming in the Flood by John Burnside

A breakthrough book of poetry by one of the most exciting young poets in Britain. Dealing with issues of childhood, betrayal and domestic and sexual violence, SWIMMING IN THE FLOOD is Burnside's darkest and most powerful collection yet.

About John Burnside

John Burnside's most recent collection of poetry, The Myth of the Twin, was shortlisted for the T.S.Eliot Prize and chosen as one of the twenty books in the New Generation Poets promotion. In 1994 he won the first Cosmopolitan Poetry Prize, a Hawthornden Fellowship and the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize.

Additional information

Sku

GOR003647886

ISBN 13

9780224041980

ISBN 10

0224041983

Title

Swimming in the Flood by John Burnside

Author

John Burnside

Series

Cape Poetry S.

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Vintage Publishing

Year published

1995-10-19

Number of pages

Prizes

Winner of Scottish Arts Council Book Award 1996

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us