{"product_id":"dark-songs-laurence-lieberman-9781557284105","title":"Dark Songs: Slave House and Synagogue","description":"\u003cp\u003eLaurence Lieberman writes poems that successfully utilize techniques from every possible form of literature--including histories, travelogues, short stories, and epics. All the while, his lines maintain a deft balance of lyrical intensity, clear, methodical description, and the pure dialect of the characters living his poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDark Songs: Slave House and Synagogue\u003c\/i\u003e, Lieberman creates a narrative mosaic of the eastern Caribbean islands, ranging from St. Eustatius in the eighteenth century to the island of Grenada after the United States-led invasion in 1983. When he writes of African slaves, British governors, Dutch Jews, island guerillas, fallen Swiss nobility, and piratelike charter captains, the wealth of his details, the force, and often the truth behind his stories allow us to witness the whole human saga of the Caribbean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith humor, absolute candor, and relentless observation, Lieberman has, as reviewer Samuel Maio says, \"given is a new form of fiction in his poetry. He has created a singular art.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurence Lieberman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1557284105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781557284105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arkansas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.47h x 6.00w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/26\/1996 pg. 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/1996 pg. 1236","brand":"Laurence Lieberman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48518907986175,"sku":"9781557284105","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ab0258cc-7a67-490c-afee-ab1b0d20e34c.jpg?v=1778736110","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dark-songs-laurence-lieberman-9781557284105","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}