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The tongue of Adam
Uniform Title
Langue d'Adam et autres essais. English
Title
The tongue of Adam / Abdelfattah Kilito ; translated from the French by Robyn Creswell ; foreword by Marina Warner.
ISBN
9780811224932
0811224937
Publication
New York : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2016.
Copyright Notice Date
©2016
Physical Description
xiii, 98 pages ; 19 cm
Local Notes
BEIN New Directions 1761: Series number on spine: NDP1339. Number line on title page verso indicates first printing: "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1". Paperbound.
Notes
"A New Directions paperbook (NDP1361)."
"Published originally in French as 'La langue D'Adam' by Éditions Toubkal"--Title-page verso.
"A New Directions paperbood original"--title page.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 20, 2017
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-98).
Contents
Babblings
Babels
A babelian Eden
The oldest poem in the world
Poet or prophet?
The oblivion of Adam
Poetic destiny
"That's ... nice" (an afterword).
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