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5.0 out of 5 stars
rimbaud's last years,
By Chuck Kershenblatt (pitman, new jersey) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rimbaud in Abyssinia (Hardcover)
Having read Fowlie, Miller, Starkie, as well as the more recent British biographies, I still come back to this timeless, intricate, beautifully written (and translated) meditation on Rimbaud. Borer succeeds in linking the adult tradesman and adventurer with the child poet and voyeur. He also does a brilliant job defending Rimbaud from Enid Starkie's mid-20th century libel, proving that the "poet turned slave trader" is not only a myth, but a horrible lie. Most of all, Borer, more than any other biographer, asks the most important questions, the kind of questions meant to remain open, mysterious, unanswered. A must-read for anyone who treasures Arthur Rimbaud (and the mystery that was his last 17 years).
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Rimbaud in Abyssinia by Alain Borer (Hardcover - Nov. 1991)
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