Overview
For the first time, Faber publish a selection from the poetry of Philip Larkin. how many poets make us laugh - or, in that curious phrase, "laugh out loud" (as if there's another way of doing it)? Larkin, often, is more than memorable: he is instantly unforgettable.' - Martin Amis
For the first time, Faber publish a selection from the poetry of Philip Larkin. Drawing on Larkin''s four collections and on his uncollected poems. Chosen by Martin Amis.
''Many poets make us smile; how many poets make us laugh - or, in that curious phrase, "laugh out loud" (as if there''s another way of doing it)? Who else uses an essentially conversational idiom to achieve such a variety of emotional effects? Who else takes us, and takes us so often, from sunlit levity to mellifluous gloom?... Larkin, often, is more than memorable: he is instantly unforgettable.'' - Martin Amis
- | Author: Philip Larkin
- | Publisher: Faber & Faber
- | Publication Date: Jan 03, 2013
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9780571258116
- | ISBN-10: 0571258115
