The Enormous Room (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781511591454)

Cummings thus spent over four months in the prison. He met a number of interesting characters and had many picaresque adventures, which he compiled into The Enormous Room. The book is written as a mix between Cummings' well-known unconventional grammar and diction and the witty voice of a young Harvard-educated intellectual in an absurd situation. The title of the book refers to the large room where Cummings slept beside thirty or so other prisoners. However, it also serves as an allegory for Cummings' mind and his memories of the prison - such that when he describes the many residents of his shared cell, they still live in the "enormous room" of his mind.

Author: E. E. Cummings
ISBN-10: 1511591455
ISBN-13: 9781511591454
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2015
Pages: 258
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.54d