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Of Love and Desire

Of Love and Desire

by Louis De Bernieres (Author), Donald Sammut (Illustrator), Louis de Bernieres (Author)

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Synopsis

Of Love and Desire is a rich collection of love poems from Louis de Bernieres, written over a lifetime, and capturing its many forms - from rapture, infatuation, urgency, to sorrow, heartache and disillusion. Poetry was de Bernieres' first and greatest literary love, a passion evident in the musicality and emotion of his poems, which are full of stories and the truth of lived experience. This, his second collection, bears the mark of many influences, from the classical Persian poets, to Neruda, to Quintus Smyrnaeus, to Brian Patten. Beautifully illustrated by Donald Sammut, this is an indispensable companion on the lover's journey.

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Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 128
 Edition: Illustrated
 Publisher: Harvill Secker
Published: 28 Jan 2016
ISBN 10: 1846558840
ISBN 13: 9781846558849
Book Overview: A beautiful gift book of poems on the subjects of love and desire by one of the UK's best-loved writers, author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin.

Media Reviews
An unexpected delight...[de Bernieres] is a gifted poet... There are poems in this collection that certainly bear comparison with the greats... Here (beautifully illustrated by Donald Sammut) is lost love and the sadness of memory transformed into words that glitter - mined like jewels from the heart. -- Bel Mooney * Daily Mail *
Author Bio
Louis de Bernieres is the bestselling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin, which won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Best Book in 1995. His most recent books are The Dust That Falls From Dreams, Birds Without Wings and A Partisan's Daughter, a collection of stories, Notwithstanding, and two collections of poetry, Imagining Alexandria and Of Love and Desire.