Of Love and Desire

Louis de Bernières, Donald Sammut

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Harvill
04 January 2016

Poetry; Poetry by individual poets

A beautiful gift book of poems on the subjects of love and desire by one of the UK's best-loved writers, author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin.

Of Love and Desire is a rich collection of love poems from Louis de Berni res, written over a lifetime, and capturing its many forms - from rapture, infatuation, urgency, to sorrow, heartache and disillusion.

Poetry was de Berni res' first and greatest literary love, a passion evident in the musicality and emotion of his poems, which are full of stories and the truth of lived experience. This, his second collection, bears the mark of many influences, from the classical Persian poets, to Neruda, to Quintus Smyrnaeus, to Brian Patten.

Beautifully illustrated by Donald Sammut, this is an indispensable companion on the lover's journey.

By: Louis de Bernières
Illustrated by: Donald Sammut
Imprint: Harvill
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 205mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 263g
ISBN: 9781846558849
ISBN 10: 1846558840
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 04 January 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Louis de Bernieres is the best-selling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin, which won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Best Book in 1995. His most recent books are The Dust That Falls From Dreams, Birds Without Wings and A Partisan's Daughter, a collection of stories, Notwithstanding, and a collection of poetry, Imagining Alexandria.

Reviews for Of Love and Desire

An unexpected delight...[de Bernieres] is a gifted poet... There are poems in this collection that certainly bear comparison with the greats... Here (beautifully illustrated by Donald Sammut) is lost love and the sadness of memory transformed into words that glitter - mined like jewels from the heart. -- Bel Mooney * Daily Mail *