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false <![CDATA[Hands Washing Water]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172126644m/141625.jpg 141625 1 "Chris Abani's poetry resonates with a devastating beauty which cuts through to the heart of human strength."-Pride Hands Washing Water is Chris Abani's fourth poetry collection-a mischievous book of displacement, exile, ancestry, and subversive humor. The central section, "Buffalo Women," is a Civil War correspondence between lovers that plays on our assumptions about war, gender, morality, and politics. Sweetest Henri, I know we promised to be honest, one to the other, but your recent missive, though welcome as any epistle from you, filled me with a dread that clung like dampness to wet wood. I am terrified for your immortal soul, dear sweet Henri. This mad war of Lincoln is infecting you with a sickness too depraved to even address. . . Abani's writing is ruthless, at times traumatic, and consistently filled with surprising twists and turns. 136592 1 10 2006 Hands Washing Water total:26|5:12|4:10|3:4| 26 112 50 6 0 0 false false Sun Dec 28 16:18:54 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 13:58:38 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 16:18:54 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 07:52:08 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 13:14:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 27 17:41:16 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 27 17:41:59 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 14:28:20 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 27 14:54:02 -0700 2008 1 5 0 false false Tue Sep 30 17:39:11 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 17:40:06 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 06:36:34 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 06:37:26 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Dec 02 14:04:03 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 14:04:03 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 12 20:21:01 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 20:21:01 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Sep 22 12:22:06 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 11:15:31 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 12:22:06 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 10 12:37:29 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 12:37:29 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Aug 05 11:07:05 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 11:07:05 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Aug 04 20:41:47 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 20:41:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 26 19:38:42 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 19:38:42 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 26 18:51:10 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 18:51:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 19 12:36:08 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 12:36:08 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jul 08 17:26:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 17:26:00 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jun 06 22:26:52 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 22:26:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun May 17 11:39:59 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 11:39:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Apr 09 23:44:22 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 23:44:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 08 11:32:04 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 11:32:04 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=141625