i am here And You Are Gone
Shome Dasgupta's debut maps the lifelong bond between Mary and Jonas, childhood friends perpetually approaching something more. Dasgupta weaves their world in elegant simplicity, stripping imagery and prose to an essential core while never devaluing the sentiment behind it. i am here And You Are...
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Shome Dasgupta's debut maps the lifelong bond between Mary and Jonas, childhood friends perpetually approaching something more. Dasgupta weaves their world in elegant simplicity, stripping imagery and prose to an essential core while never devaluing the sentiment behind it. i am here And You Are Gone is a love story that elevates love and friendship above romanticized ideals, combining prosaic, poetic, and illustrative elements to describe a relationship in terms rarely explored in contemporary fiction.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780976346074 (0976346079)
Publish date: October 15th 2010
Publisher: OW Press
Pages no: 92
Edition language: English
This new book from OW Press is something unique, for sure. The stark, even bleak prose beautifully renders the awkward childhood-cum-high school relationship between Mary and Jonas. Highly recommended.
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