Two Half Faces
Mustafa Stitou author David Colmer translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Deep Vellum Publishing
Published:14th Jan '21
Should be back in stock very soon
The first English-language collection by Moroccan-Dutch sensation Mustafa Stitou, Two Half Faces spans the career of an adventurous, exalted poet, a master of the Dutch language and a prophet of his time.
In his first English-language collection, Moroccan-Dutch poet Mustafa Stitou marks his position as one of the most important poets of his generation. Two Half Faces collects work from across Stitou’s career as he grapples in his poetry with his position in a changing reality. Stitou brilliantly parlays his relationship with his two homelands into a chronicle of identity, producing a vital account of cultural friction in poems that range from narrative to lyrical. Humor and seriousness go hand in hand, and the everyday combines with the surreal and the sublime to form a vibrant tension. This collection charts Stitou’s progress as a poet of emotion and intellect, one who poignantly illuminates the ambiguities of cultural identities, and the intersections of our inner and outer worlds.
One of World Literature Today's Notable Translations of 2020
Winner of the VSB Poetry Prize and the Jan Campert Prize
City Poet of Amsterdam 2009
“If the essence of poetry is to break with expectations, Mustafa Stitou is conceivably an ideal poet. “ —Mischa Andriessen, Poetry International
“A pleasure to read and reread. Stitou: a highly interesting young Dutch Poet. Remember that name.” —Peter de Boer, Trouw
“The most important poet of his generation.” —Piet Gebrandy, de Volkskrant
ISBN: 9781646050314
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220 pages