By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and WeptOriginally published in 1945, this book of poetic prose encapsulates former journalist Elizabeth Smart’s relationship with poet George Barker. Instantly, upon picking up a book of his poetry while browsing through a London bookshop, Smart fell in love with the poet. They would soon begin an indulgent love affair during which she gave birth to four of his children. He, however, remained legally married to his wife. This tale of passionate but fanatical love is a modern reflection of the Romantic poets. Accompanied in this edition by The Assumption of the Rogues and Rascals, a short novel that may be read as its sequel, By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept has been hailed by critics worldwide as a work of sheer genius. Foreword by Brigid Brophy |
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Albert Camus angels babies beauty birds blood breast café child cliff cold comfort cries dark dead dear death desert dreams drink E. M. Forster Elizabeth Smart everything eyes face fear feel fingers flowers girl Grand Central Station grow hair hand happen heart hole hope hour Kazuo Ishiguro keep kiss lean lives look lover Martin Amis Maxine Hong Kingston memory metaphor mind moon mother never night pain passion pity remember rise Rogues & Rascals round Ryszard Kapuściński shame sleep smile Station I Sat story streets tears tell there's things thought tree truth turn underground V. S. Naipaul VINTAGE INTERNATIONAL Vladimir Nabokov W. H. Auden waiting walk weep Wept whips William Faulkner window woman woods word wounds Wurtle Yukio Mishima