The Space of Joy by John Fuller

The Space of Joy by John Fuller

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The Space of Joy by John Fuller

The Space of Joy is a sequence of poems that recounts the endless desire for love (and the failures and compromises that accompany that desire) in a number of writers and musicians who fatally prioritise their art.
Fuller is a wonderfully skilled craftsman and the grace and elegance of his style is at the service of not only a sharp wit and intelligence, but a great depth of feeling * Sunday Telegraph *
Sustained and deeply felt, it is unafraid to create 'The Space of Joy' * Arts & Book Review *
A work of formal virtuosity * Guardian *
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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ISBN 13 9780701181109
ISBN 10 0701181109
Title The Space of Joy
Author John Fuller
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 2006-11-02
Number of pages 96
Prizes Short-listed for Costa Poetry Award 2007
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