Book by Nicorvo Jay Baron
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Publishers Weekly"
Nicorvo s wry and seriocomic debut presents scenes, symbols, and durable remarks from the life of his titular alter ego, a figure (like Berryman s Henry or Mary Jo Bang s Louise) who both is and is not the author, whose searing and ridiculous misadventures make him sometimes larger and sometimes smaller than life, anyone or everyone, with modern bourgeois problems, unspooling obligations, and a washed-out interior life...Nicorvo, who lives in Michigan, delivers these scenes in free verse with a confident cadence, never prosy but never too far from prose sense. Coherent and memorable in its dry sadness, this sequence may...also grow stranger upon rereading, its meditations on fatherhood, descent, masculinity, and responsibility giving it something that most of those models lack. Publishers Weekly"
"Nicorvo's wry and seriocomic debut presents scenes, symbols, and durable remarks from the life of his titular alter ego, a figure (like Berryman's Henry or Mary Jo Bang's Louise) who both is and is not the author, whose searing and ridiculous misadventures make him sometimes larger and sometimes smaller than life, anyone or everyone, with modern bourgeois problems, unspooling obligations, and a washed-out interior life...Nicorvo, who lives in Michigan, delivers these scenes in free verse with a confident cadence, never prosy but never too far from prose sense. Coherent and memorable in its dry sadness, this sequence may...also grow stranger upon rereading, its meditations on fatherhood, descent, masculinity, and responsibility giving it something that most of those models lack."-- "Publishers Weekly"
Jay Baron Nicorvo’s debut collection revolves around a central character, called Deadbeat—a descendant of John Berryman’s Mr. Bones, Marvin Bell’s Dead Man and Ted Hughes’s Crow, to name an irrepressible few. The poems weave together a domestic narrative as Deadbeat himself muddles through courtship, marriage, divorce, estrangement and, of course, fatherhood. An effigy for America and our culture of recession, Deadbeat is brought to life with honesty, sympathy and love in all of its complications.
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Librería: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. Nº de ref. del artículo: E07G-00496
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Librería: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, Estados Unidos de America
softcover. Condición: Fine copy. 1st edition. 8vo, 77 pp. Nº de ref. del artículo: 106615
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Librería: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. unmarked, light shelfwear-NICE Standard-sized. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1935536230-01
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Librería: INDOO, Avenel, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: New. Brand New. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781935536239
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Librería: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, Reino Unido
Condición: Very Good. some shelfwear with minor knocks to the edge but does not affect the content. Nº de ref. del artículo: 133791
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Librería: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!. Nº de ref. del artículo: Q-1935536230
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