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Anabasis, by St John Perse

cronosmu's review against another edition

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2.0

Una sopa de letras erudita. No es mi platillo predilecto.

patrickkanouse's review

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4.0

I did not know what to expect from this book, and I was surprised. Quite excellent. It does require more readings, but they are readings I'm looking forward to doing versus dreading, as if there were more to be mined from the poem. Interestingly, this book reminds me a bit of Nikos Gatsos's "Amorgos," another book-length poem that elusive in meaning but very worthy of re-reading and contemplating.

abetterjulie's review

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3.0

There were some beautiful passages in this book. I especially liked the market place descriptions and the ending. It would have been completely lost on me without the outline in the preface.
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