Moving House by Theophilus Kwek (Paperback Book)

Name: Moving House by Theophilus Kwek (Paperback Book)
Brand: Carcanet Press Ltd

Carcanet Press Ltd

Theophilus Kwek's first UK collection is concerned with the individual and the collective stories that become history. The poems set out from formative moments in the poet's memory, to pivotal moments in the colonial past of Southeast Asia, and finally the political upheavals of the present. Hospitality, precarity, migration \u2013 these are some of the themes that recur as the poet makes his own journey from Singapore to Europe and back again.\nMoving House moves on a big time and space map, from Icelandic tales to the Malayan Emergency, and more contemporary dramas. From the perspective of a Chinese Singaporean shaped by the collective traditions and histories described in this book, writing in Britain, the poems model a sense of openness on the space of the page.\n\nMoving House\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note that the price advertised is as low as we can go, we do not acc;