Putin's Postbox by Marcel Beyer (Paperback Book)

V & Q Books

Eight essays on literature, language, art, Europe and life from one of Germany\u2019s most revered living writers. \nAfter a visit to Putin\u2019s old postbox, the reader is taken to Dresden and Brixton, Gda\u0144sk and Minsk, diverted to birds, bees, stray cats and pet dogs, confronted with Stasi and KGB, Proust and Jah Shaka, puzzled by overcoats and anoraks, Francis Bacon and Vermeer, and lost (then found) in service stations and memorial centres. Throughout, Marcel Beyer forges unexpected links and makes unpredictable leaps. \n\u201CI work from the margins, partly very literally as I build my sentences, for instance when I start with the name of a colour rather than a noun, to explore how the sentence might be steered from there to a subject. In my reading, I am drawn to the outliers or, as malicious claims\n\nPutin's Postbox\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;