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Books : The Reason Why the Closet-Man Is Never Sad


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by: Russell Edson







Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.52
EAN: 9780819510846
ISBN: 081951084X
Label: Wesleyan
Manufacturer: Wesleyan
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 84
Publication Date: July 01, 1977
Publisher: Wesleyan
Sales Rank: 2255859
Studio: Wesleyan








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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - The Vagina under the Bicycle Seat
Edson is a writer who has devoted himself to an exploration of the absurd. In my opinion, this is his most successful book. I discovered this book when I was 20, and it profoundly affected me. I recently re-read "The Reason Why the Closet Man is Never Sad", and what struck me this time was that Edson is not as formulaic in these poems as he is in much of his subsequent work. Once you get to know Edson's poetry, you can sometimes predict where he will go, and sometimes he repeats himself ad nauseum. ... Read More




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