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The Grey Among The Green
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Grey Among The Green
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) John Fuller
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:87 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 130 |
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Category/Genre | Poetry by individual poets |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780701187477
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Classifications | Dewey:821.914 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Vintage Publishing
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Imprint |
Chatto & Windus
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Publication Date |
8 April 2013 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The Grey Among The Green is John Fuller's eleventh collection, and his first since Selected Poems 1954-1982. Generally acknowledged to be the most accomplished and influential poet of his generation, John Fuller is always brilliantly in command of a dazzling diversity of themes and moods. This collection is his finest to date; its brio and reflective gravity will delight his admirers and win many new appreciative readers.
Author Biography
John Fuller, born in Ashford, Kent, is an acclaimed poet and novelist. His collection Stones and Fires (1996) was awarded the Forward Prize; Ghosts (2004) was shortlisted for the Whitbread Award for Poetry; The Space of Joy (2006) was shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award, and The Grey Among the Green (1988), Song & Dance (2008) and Pebble & I (2010) were all Poetry Book Society Recommendations. His 1983 novel Flying to Nowhere won the Whitbread First Novel Award and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He has also written collections of short stories and several books for children. He is an Emeritus Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford.
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