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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Scarecrow does, in fact, Stand Alone ...,
This review is from: Scarecrow & Other Anomalies (Paperback)
This collection is a true literary feat of inspiration, awareness, and understanding - truly mind blowing.
I was completely stunned by this little book of, well, not stories actually, even though they had all the common themes: love, death, and suffering - all the divine comedies of life. But this book is so much more. It is a magnificent collection of musings, poetry, and little philosophical tidbits, all written with passion and a mind-altering precision, and most of all written with a very deep understanding of what it means to be human. From falling in love, to the disdainful duty of being a relative, to how one might long to embrace one's shadow, and the poetry, from and invitation to vomit at the hypocrisy of humanity - its dogma and self-pity - to poems that portray the incomprehensible beauty of the twilight hours. Lastly, I must mention the darkly humorous morsels of genuinely good advice: Don't floss your teeth with pubic hair. Girondo stretches the imagination and exercises the mind. His writing is stunning, poetic, fluently disturbing, and yet, so full of truth. This is a must read for anyone who longs for understanding and for those who adore the thought-provoking surrealistic style - that is if you can confine Girondo to a style. This is a collection of genius, lovingly translated, preserving all of Girondo's ambiguities and subtle nuances. As a bonus, this collection includes the original Spanish text. This is definitely one of those books you can and will return to over and over again. |
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Scarecrow & Other Anomalies by Oliverio Girondo (Paperback - February 1, 2002)
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