The First Death
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Cover of Dimitris Lyacos' The First Death English Edition | |
| Author | Dimitris Lyacos |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ο πρώτος θάνατος |
| Translator | Shorsha Sullivan |
| Cover artist | Fritz Unegg |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre |
Poetry Postmodernism |
| Publisher | Shoestring Press |
Publication date | March 23, 2000 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 37 pages |
| ISBN | 978-1-899549-42-9 |
| OCLC | 45991303 |
| Preceded by | Nyctivoe (2001) |
Dimitris Lyacos's The First Death is the latest installment of the narrative sequence Poena Damni.
History
The book was originally published in Greek in 1996 and has been translated in English, German,Spanish and Italian. Its two predecessors depict the Odysseus-like wanderings of a figure who, in postmodern style, labors to create the world he explores.
Contents
In the First Death, the result of his voyaging is that he himself is on the verge of dissolution, a castaway who is also an abortion, dying before he has ever achieved birth.[1]
Oblique classical references are embedded in the text such as the presence of Orpheus, suggested by images of dismemberment, and echoes of Dionysos.[2]
Further reading
A special feature on Dimitris Lyacos's trilogy on the Bitter Oleander Magazine[3] including extensive excerpts and a long interview with the author:
- http://www.bitteroleander.com/editor.html
- Overview of the Poena Damni trilogy in Cleaver Magazine:
- http://www.cleavermagazine.com/poena-damni-trilogy-by-dimitris-lyacos-reviewed-by-justin-goodman/
References
- ↑ The Journal of Modern Greek Studies,Volume 19, 2001/ Johns Hopkins University Press. Robert Zaller - Recent Translations from Shoestring Press. Tassos Denegris, Dimitris Lyacos, Dionysios Solomos.
- ↑ Kathimerini English Edition, 4 May 2000 Jena Woodhouse Lyacos: A "feast of all fruits"
- ↑ The Bitter Oleander, Volume 22, No 1, Spring 2016, New York. http://www.bitteroleander.com