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The Book of Nightmares
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The Book of Nightmares Trade paperback - 1971

by Galway Kinnell

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Galway Kinnell's poetry has always been marked by richness of language, devotion to the things and creatures of the world, and an effort to transform every understanding into the universality of art.

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Mariner Books, May 1971. Trade Paperback. VG. used trade paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.
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  • Title The Book of Nightmares
  • Author Galway Kinnell
  • Binding Trade Paperback
  • Edition Later Printing
  • Condition Used - VG
  • Pages 88
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Mariner Books, Boston
  • Date May 1971
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 1071501
  • ISBN 9780395120989 / 0395120985
  • Weight 0.25 lbs (0.11 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.2 x 5.51 x 0.27 in (20.83 x 14.00 x 0.69 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Death/Dying
  • Library of Congress subjects American poetry - 20th century, Poesia Norte Americana
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 71134312
  • Dewey Decimal Code 811.54

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Summary

Galway Kinnell's poetry has always been marked by richness of language, devotion to the things and creatures of the world, and an effort to transform every understanding into the universality of art.

From the rear cover

The Book of Nightmares, a long visionary poem in ten parts comprised of seven strophes each, was first published in 1971 and is generally regarded as Galway Kinnell's masterpiece.

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