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The Talking Horse and the Sad Girl and the Village Under the Sea

by Mark Haddon
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Surreal, diverse poetry from a celebrated storyteller.

If you were enchanted by the narrative magic in "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," you'll likely appreciate how Haddon's poetry transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. His verse walks you through a captivating landscape where humanity, dark humour, and bold surrealism blend seamlessly. The collection can mimic a comforting lullaby one moment and a clever, modern jest the next, showcasing that Haddon's literary craft extends well beyond prose.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Talking Horse and the Sad Girl and the Village Under the Sea

by Mark Haddon
Save up to 61%
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ISBN: 9780330440035
Author: Mark Haddon
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Ltd
Date of Publication: 2006-09-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary, Poetry
Related Topics: Literary Criticism, Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.27
(rated by 605 readers)

Description

This poetry collection combines bittersweet love-lyrics, lucid and bold versions of Horace, comic set-pieces, lullabies, wry postmodern shenanigans (including a note from the official board of censors on '18' certificate poetry), and an entire John Buchan novel condensed to five pages.
 

Surreal, diverse poetry from a celebrated storyteller.

If you were enchanted by the narrative magic in "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," you'll likely appreciate how Haddon's poetry transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. His verse walks you through a captivating landscape where humanity, dark humour, and bold surrealism blend seamlessly. The collection can mimic a comforting lullaby one moment and a clever, modern jest the next, showcasing that Haddon's literary craft extends well beyond prose.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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