Donjong Heights by Ben Borek
Donjong Heights is a darkly humorous mock-heroic tale of a young man's lost love and lost hope, written with Byronic wit and an impressive command of form. Ben Borek is an exceptionally talented poet who demonstrates an impressive command of form. Donjong Heights, his debut, is an hilarious novel in verse set in South London, concerning the ill-fated physical and romantic health of its narrator and a Christmas party that goes awry. It is written in Onegin stanzas, after Pushkin. ...With ancient coins, not legal tender, And dating back two hundred years He tries, in vain, to pay for beers. And with a wistful glint of eye Remarks to John "That barmaid, Vicky, She's always eager for a quickie, John, why don't you give her a try? I feel you need a youthful lover And if not her, why not her brother?" Ben Borek is a graduate of the creative writing MA at UEA and currently lives in London. Illustrated by Matt Croft and Natalie Fernandes at Illustration Zoo http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/openbook/openbook_20071209.shtml
Ben Borek was born in Camberwell in 1980, graduated with distinction from the creative writing MA at UEA and currently lives in Warsaw.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780954392024 |
| ISBN 10 | 0954392027 |
| Title | Donjong Heights |
| Author | Ben Borek |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | UEA Publishing Project |
| Year published | 2007-10-16 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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