From Publishers Weekly
Born in New York of Russian immigrant parents, Zukofsky (1904-78) gained renown as a poet dedicated to verbal play, the poetic process and the link between language and music. These pursuits are evident in his fiction--four stories and a short novel--gathered for the first time in this volume that will appeal most to those interested in experimental fiction. Little is a humorous autobiographical novel on the early career of a violin prodigy, Baron Snorck, for which the author's son (virtuoso violinist Paul Zukofsky) provides notes and afterword. Zany and serious, the novel features Snorckie's friends, e.g., Ezra Pound, Arthur Rubenstein, their names disguised or spelled backwards (Caasi Nrets=Isaac Stern). "Ferdinand," the most ambitious story, connects the hero's life, dreams and fears to his automobile driving; the experimental "Thanks to the Dictionary" recalls Zukofsky's major poem "A."
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From Library Journal
Zukofsky is best known as a leader of the Objectivist movement and author of A (Univ. of California Pr., 1978), perhaps the most neglected major poem of the 20th century. This collection reprints the novella Little , a thinly veiled portrait of Zukofsky's son, Paul, a child prodigy violinist, and four additional works: "It Was," "A Keystone Comedy," "Ferdinhand," and "Thanks to the Dictionary." Zukofsky's prose is as carefully wrought as his poems. His playful use of language and his attention to the sound, tone, and rhythm of words lend his prose a rich, poetic density. The publication of these works, long out of print and, for the most part, previously available only in limited editions, is a welcome event. Recommended for contemporary literature collections.
- William Gargan, Brooklyn Coll. Lib., CUNY
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- William Gargan, Brooklyn Coll. Lib., CUNY
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
