Unavailable for more than fifty years, EIMI finally returns. While sometimes termed a "novel," it is better described as a novelistic travelogue, t...
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Mar 08, 2011
Stuart
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A hilarious romp through Soviet Russia while wearing cubist glasses. I had my doubts as to whether I'd get on with this initially, but it was one of the books that persuaded me that it was time to tackle Finnegans Wake properly. Cummings's fractured prose is a wonder to behold - I'd recommend it without hesitation.
Feb 06, 2008
C.K.
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I have a copy of the first edition of this book, as it was out of print for well over 30 years and largely unavailable. I wrote my Master's Thesis on this book. If you want to read it, let me know.
E.E. Cummings--at a time when it was in fashion for most writers to consider the rise of the Great Soviet Experiment to be a great bastion of hope for humanity--considered it to be something that was making everyone Unmen and Unwomen. As such, he models his trip into Russia on Dante's desce More...
E.E. Cummings--at a time when it was in fashion for most writers to consider the rise of the Great Soviet Experiment to be a great bastion of hope for humanity--considered it to be something that was making everyone Unmen and Unwomen. As such, he models his trip into Russia on Dante's desce More...
Jul 02, 2009
I started this book twice, but had to return it to the library before we moved. I hope to find a copy down here and pick up where I left off. It's a bit tough to read--as its prose is much like cummings poetry, with minimal structure and punctuation.
Jan 07, 2008
Comrade
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hard to read at first but worth it. i think it's better than "the enormous room."
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