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(3.97) | 21 | Winner of the Griffin Poetry Prize (2002) The word 'eunoia,' which literally means 'beautiful thinking,' is the shortest word in English that contains all five vowels. Directly inspired by the Oulipo (l'Ouvroir de Littérature Potentielle), a French writers' group interested in experimenting with different forms of literary constraint, Eunoia is a five-chapter book in which each chapter is a univocal lipogram - the first chapter has A as its only vowel, the second chapter E, etc. Each vowel takes on a distinct personality: the I is egotistical and romantic, the O jocular and obscene, the E elegiac and epic (including a retelling of the Iliad!). Stunning in its implications and masterful in its execution, Eunoia has developed a cult following, garnering extensive praise and winning the Griffin Poetry Prize. The original edition was never released in the U.S., but it has already been a bestseller in Canada and the U.K. (published by Canongate Books), where it was listed as one of the Times' top ten books of 2008. This new edition features several new but related poems by Christian Bök and an expanded afterword. ' Eunoia is a novel that will drive everybody sane.' - Samuel Delany ' Eunoia takes the lipogram and renders it obsolete.' - Kenneth Goldsmith 'A marvellous, musical texture of rhymes and echoes.' - Harry Mathews 'An exemplary monument for 21st century poetry.' - Charles Bernstein 'Bök's dazzling word games are the literary sensation of the year.' - The Times 'A resounding success . brilliant.' - The Guardian 'Brilliant . beautiful and strange.' - Today Programme, BBC Radio 4 'Impressive.' - Sunday Telegraph 'No mere Christmas stocking filler for Countdown fans. Rather, it's an ingenious little novel . playful and irreverent . charming.' - Metro… (mehr) |
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Die Informationen stammen von der englischen "Wissenswertes"-Seite. Ändern, um den Eintrag der eigenen Sprache anzupassen. Source of my being, and my life's support! EUNOIA call'd in this celestial Court.
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▾Literaturhinweise Literaturhinweise zu diesem Werk aus externen Quellen. Wikipedia auf Englisch (2)▾Buchbeschreibungen Winner of the Griffin Poetry Prize (2002) The word 'eunoia,' which literally means 'beautiful thinking,' is the shortest word in English that contains all five vowels. Directly inspired by the Oulipo (l'Ouvroir de Littérature Potentielle), a French writers' group interested in experimenting with different forms of literary constraint, Eunoia is a five-chapter book in which each chapter is a univocal lipogram - the first chapter has A as its only vowel, the second chapter E, etc. Each vowel takes on a distinct personality: the I is egotistical and romantic, the O jocular and obscene, the E elegiac and epic (including a retelling of the Iliad!). Stunning in its implications and masterful in its execution, Eunoia has developed a cult following, garnering extensive praise and winning the Griffin Poetry Prize. The original edition was never released in the U.S., but it has already been a bestseller in Canada and the U.K. (published by Canongate Books), where it was listed as one of the Times' top ten books of 2008. This new edition features several new but related poems by Christian Bök and an expanded afterword. ' Eunoia is a novel that will drive everybody sane.' - Samuel Delany ' Eunoia takes the lipogram and renders it obsolete.' - Kenneth Goldsmith 'A marvellous, musical texture of rhymes and echoes.' - Harry Mathews 'An exemplary monument for 21st century poetry.' - Charles Bernstein 'Bök's dazzling word games are the literary sensation of the year.' - The Times 'A resounding success . brilliant.' - The Guardian 'Brilliant . beautiful and strange.' - Today Programme, BBC Radio 4 'Impressive.' - Sunday Telegraph 'No mere Christmas stocking filler for Countdown fans. Rather, it's an ingenious little novel . playful and irreverent . charming.' - Metro ▾Bibliotheksbeschreibungen Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. ▾Beschreibung von LibraryThing-Mitgliedern
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What I believe it is missing is a purpose. The meanings of the miniature epics are superficial and, to my ear, do not remain entirely coherent throughout even twenty contiguous pages. I think all of the critiques I have seen from the others here are correct, except perhaps the statement that the words "grate on the [...] ear"
Eunoia is a superior speciment of abstract art through the medium of poetry, and I recommend it very strongly. Unfortunately for me, I tend to find myself emotionally unmoved by abstract art in any medium. ( )