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Fiction, Drama, Poetry & Criticism, Poetry

In Parenthesis

David Jones (author), Sebastian Barry (foreword)

Paperback Published on: 01/11/2018

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Synopsis

In Parenthesis is one of the greatest works to emerge from the First World War.

'The holy book of twentieth-century visionary modernism. Ancient and brand-new, In Parenthesis is this island's book of all books, an incomparable and ever-intensifying masterpiece. It is radical, beautiful, humane and mysterious. It is a book about war that has the power to defeat death. It is a living breathing mythic miracle of a book.' Max Porter

Publisher information

Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571347308
Number of pages: 256
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 17 mm
Weight: 212g
Languages: English

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Fascinating and compelling

Reading this book is like trying to articulate somebody else's dream in words. The language reads like a dream sequence in that it is presented in short, p... READ MORE

Canuck Abroad

A Forgotten Masterpiece

Faber Faber has re-released the poem that made David Jones a household name in 1937 along with both prefaces that were written by T.S. Elliot. Now as in 19... READ MORE

atticusfinch1048

The rating is for this edition of the book; not the work.

The work has been unjustifiably neglected. Just how much is shown by the fact that this dismal printing is the most readily available. Desperately needs ... READ MORE

Peter Sanham

Masterpiece

I’m a little biased having written my dissertation on Jones (alongside J. R. R. Tolkien - a writer who, like Jones, served in the Great and was arguably in... READ MORE

Matt Lewis