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Having lived in a country where i didnt speak the language fluently, the sections where he struggles with his diverse interpretations of peoples conversations were particularly amusing. Bbc radio 4 bookclub, ben lerner leaving the atocha. Ben lerner is the author of three books of poetry the lichtenberg figures, angle of yaw, and mean free path. I tried hard to imagine my poems or any poems as machines that could make things happen, changing the governm. From a national book award finalist, this hilarious and profound first novel captures the angst of the young american abroad. Leaving the atocha station on foot dean faulwell 20120401 poetry. Ben lerners performance worsened my reaction to his book, as he reads a lot of the prose in the dreaded poet voice, intoning rather than with natural speech inflections. Which is all to say that this book is suddenly one of my very favorites and i have a serious crush on ben lerners brain.

Would you be willing to try another one of ben lerners performances. Linguistically, leaving the atocha station is one of the most remarkable books i have read this year. Oct 06, 2018 leaving the atocha station is a more modest book than, for example, roths operation shylock, but still provides compelling narrative even without a grandiose plot. Leaving the atocha station audiobook by ben lerner. Before it, he published three well received books of smallpress modernist poetry, and. Jul 12, 2012 leaving the atocha station is ben lerners first novel. Pdf leaving the atocha station download full pdf book. Leaving the atocha station book charlotte mecklenburg. Leaving the atocha station is ben lerners first novel. Dec 08, 2019 ben lerner on his novel leaving the atocha station about a young american poet on a prestigious fellowship in madrid. Ben lerners the topeka school revisits the debates of the. Under the guise of his hashish and tranquilizer fueled narration is a well written and sharply observant novel that explores academias most on trend obsessions. Life without plot in leaving the atocha station lerner captures the sense of everyday life with an unusual focus on thoughts rather than incident, betting on the premise that these thoughts are. He has been a finalist for the national book award and the northern california book award, a fulbright scholar in spain, and the recipient of a 20102011 howard foundation fellowship.

Leaving the atocha station by ben lerner goodreads. Oct 03, 2019 a profound experience of art italics his. When i finished reading the novel, i wanted to know what gordon was up to and had to resist the urge to look for him on facebook and twitter, which is a shame. Leaving the atocha station 2011 is the debut novel by american poet and critic ben lerner. Bbc radio 4 bookclub, ben lerner leaving the atocha station. Ben lerners performance worsened my reaction to his book, as he reads a lot of the prose in the dreaded poet voice, intoning rather than. Mar 12, 2020 he has been a finalist for the national book award and the northern california book award, a fulbright scholar in spain, and the recipient of a 20102011 howard foundation fellowship. Ben lerners the topeka school revisits the debates of. Ben lerner adam gordon is a brilliant, if highly unreliable young american poet on a prestigious fellowship in madrid, struggling to establish his sense of self and his attitude towards art. Leaving the atocha station kindle edition by lerner, ben. Leaving the atocha station paperback third place books.

Much more than an attempt to understand what poetry means in the early 21st century, lerners novel is an attempt to figure out what it means to be human. Its funny and affecting and as meticulous and knowing in its execution of itself, i. Leaving the atocha station is, centrally, about communication and. Leaving the atocha station ben lerner download free ebook. A novel by ben lerner august 23, 2011 6 x 9 186 pages 9781566892742 from a national book award finalist, this hilarious and profound first novel captures the experience of the young american abroad while exploring the possibilities of art and authenticity in our time. Leaving the atocha station mp3 cd the elliott bay book. Ben lerners remarkable first novel is narrated by a different kind of outsider. What leaving the atocha station says about america the. Leaving the atocha station is the kind of book that feels lived rather than composeda postmfa the catcher in the rye for professional adolescents. Its funny and affecting and as meticulous and knowing in its execution of itself, i feel, as bens poetry collections are. Leaving the atocha station is, among other things, a characterdriven pageturner and a concisely definitive study of the actual versus the virtual as applied to relationships, language, poetry, experience. Adam gordon is a brilliant, if highly unreliable, you. Adam gordon, the narrator of ben lerners subtle, sinuous, and very funny first novel, leaving the atocha station coffee house.

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