The Afterlife of Objects
by Dan Chiasson
University of Chicago Press, 2002
Cloth: 978-0-226-10377-8 | Paper: 978-0-226-10378-5
Library of Congress Classification PS3603.H54A68 2002
Dewey Decimal Classification 811.6
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Both intensely personal and deeply rooted in recognizable events of personal, familial, or national significance, The Afterlife of Objects is a kind of dreamed autobiography. With poise and skill, Dan Chiasson divulges the enigmas of the mind of not just one individual but of an entire social world through a beautifully constructed poetic voice that issues from a kind of mythic childhood of our collective, tortured humanity. This sophisticated debut collection offers deceptively simple poems that evoke highly complex states of mind with a voice that has long been listening to the discordant music of contemporary life.
See other titles from University of Chicago Press