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Naomi BenaronRunning the Rift is the most recent winner of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, as awarded by Barbara Kingsolver. It's also an... Continue »
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On Purpose

by Nick Laird

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On Purpose examines the often brutal arena of human relations. Informed by both wit and a melancholic undercurrent, the book thoughtfully provokes concepts of happiness and sadness, of warring and reparation. The volume concludes with an affecting sequence about a marriage, inspired by that most influential of military treatises, The Art of War.

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"Laird's ear for 'smallish lexical mercies' yields superb lines."--Stephen Burt, New York Times Book Review
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Nick Laird is the author of the novel Utterly Monkey. His debut poetry collection, To a Fault, was shortlisted for the 2005 Forward Poetry Prize for Best First Collection. Born in Northern Ireland, Laird lives in New York and London.
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ISBN:
9780393338263
Author:
Laird, Nick
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Subject:
English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
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Single Author - British & Irish
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Anthologies-United Kingdom Poetry
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20100731
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TRADE PAPER
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General/trade
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80
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8.00x5.40x.30 in. .25 lbs.
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