The History of Anonymity (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780820331164)

This debut collection of vivid, lyrical poems explores the emotional landscape of childhood without confession and without straightforward narrative. Chang sweeps together myth and fairy tale, skirting the edges of events to focus on the psychological tenor of experience: the underpinnings of identity and the role of nature in both constructing and erasing a self. From the edge of the ocean, where things constantly shift and dissolve, through "the forest's thick, / where the trees meet the dark," to an imaginary cliffside town of fog, this book makes a journey both natural and psychological, using experiments in language and form to capture the search for personhood and place.

Author: Jennifer Chang
ISBN-10: 0820331163
ISBN-13: 9780820331164
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Language: English
Published: 02/29/2008
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.31lbs
Size: 8.61h x 5.44w x 0.28d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/25/2008 pg. 51
Multicultural Review 09/01/2008 pg. 53