| Stroke by Stroke Contributor(s): Michaux, Henri (Author), Sieburth, Richard (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0976395053 ISBN-13: 9780976395058 Publisher: Archipelago Books OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2006 Annotation: "Michaux is the poet laureate of our insomnia."-Anatole Broyard, "The New York Times Book Review" "Michaux travels via his languages: lines, words, colors, silences, rhythms. And he does not hesitate to break the back of a word. In order to arrive: where? At that nowhere that is here, there, and everywhere."-Octavio Paz A pairing of two of Henri Michaux's most contemplative texts-"Stroke by Stroke" ("Par des traits," 1984) and "Grasp" ("Saisir," 1979)-written toward the end of his life. The author's ink drawings accompany his poetic exploration of animals, insects, language, and human nature. Explosive, measured accounts of men and beasts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Poetry | European - General |
| Dewey: 841.912 |
| LCCN: 2006003918 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 6.5" (0.60 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Stroke by Stroke is a pairing of two of Henri Michaux's most suggestive texts, Stroke by Stroke (Par des traits, 1984) and Grasp (Saisir, 1979), written towards the end of his life. Michaux's ideogrammic ink drawings accompany his poetic explorations of animals, humans, and the origins of language. This series of verbal and pictorial gestures is at once explosive and contemplative. Michaux emerges at his most Zen. |