Featuring new work from Mieko Kawakami, Martin Espada, Kali
Fajardo-Anstine, Arthur Sze, Camonghne Felix, and more, the latest
installment of the acclaimed literary journal Freeman's explores
the irrevocably intertwined lives of animals and the humans that
exist alongside themOver a century ago, Rilke went to the Jardin
des Plantes in Paris, where he watched a pair of flamingos. A flock
of other birds screeched by, and, as he describes in a poem, the
great red-pink birds sauntered on, unphased, then "stretched amazed
and singly march into the imaginary." This encounter--so strange,
so typical of flamingos, with their fabulous posture--is also still
typical of how we interact with animals. Even as our actions
threaten their very survival, they are still symbolic, captivating
and captive, caught in a drama of our framing This issue of
Freeman's tells the story of that interaction, its costs, its
tendernesses, the mythological flex of it. From lovers in a Chiara
Barzini story, falling apart as a group of wild boars roams in
their Roman neighborhood, to the soppen emergency birth of a cow on
a Wales farm, stunningly described by Cynan Jones, no one has the
moral high ground here. Nor is this a piece of mourning. There's
wonder, humor, rage, and relief, too.Featuring pigeons, calves,
stray dogs, mascots, stolen cats, and bears, to the captive,
tortured animals who make up our food supply, powerfully described
in Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk's essay, this wide-ranging
issue of Freeman's will stimulate discussion and dreams alike.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
