Ersi Sotiropoulos

What's Left of the Night (eBook, ePUB)

Übersetzer: Emmerich, Karen

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"A lyrical and erotic reimagining of the gay Greek-Alexandrian poet C.P. Cavafy's three-day trip to Paris in 1897... dizzying, fevered and beautiful." - The Millions Winner of the 2019 National Translation Award In June 1897, the young Constantine Cavafy arrives in Paris on the last stop of a long European tour, a trip that will deeply shape his future and push him toward his poetic inclination. With this lyrical novel, tinged with a hallucinatory eroticism that unfolds over three unforgettable days, celebrated Greek author Ersi Sotiropoulos depicts Cavafy in the midst of a journey of self-discovery across a continent on the brink of massive change. He is by turns exhilarated and tormented by his homosexuality; the Greek-Turkish War has ended in Greece's defeat and humiliation; France is torn by the Dreyfus Affair, and Cavafy's native Alexandria has surrendered to the indolent rhythms of the East. A stunning portrait of a budding author-before he became one of the 20th century's greatest poets-that illuminates the complex relationship of art, life, and the erotic desires that trigger creativity. "A perfect book." ¿Edmund White, author of A Boy's Own Story "The novel is as sensual as it is erudite, a stirringly intimate exploration of the private, earthy place where creation commences." ¿ The Wall Street Journal "A remarkable novel... both a radiant work of the imagination and a fitting tribute to the greatest Greek poet of the twentieth century." ¿ The Times Literary Supplement "Engaging and original... powerfully erotic... This is a hallucinatory work of art, in every sense." ¿ The Literary Review

Produktdetails

• Verlag: New Vessel Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. August 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781939931658
• Artikelnr.: 53500601

Autorenporträt

Ersi Sotiropoulos is a Greek poet, novelist and short story writer. Her novels have received some of Greece's, and Europe's, most prominent literary awards, including the Greek National Literature Prize, the Book Critics' Award, and the 2017 Prix Méditerranée for What's Left of the Night. Karen Emmerich is one of the most renowned translators of Greek working today. She has translated eleven books of Greek poetry and prose, and have received translation awards and grants from PEN, the NEA, and the Modern Greek Studies Association. Emmerich is a Professor of Comparative Literature at Princeton University.