| Author: | Jan Jacob Slauerhoff | ISBN: | 9781908968753 |
| Publisher: | Steerforth Press | Publication: | August 28, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Pushkin Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jan Jacob Slauerhoff |
| ISBN: | 9781908968753 |
| Publisher: | Steerforth Press |
| Publication: | August 28, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Pushkin Press |
| Language: | English |
Slauerhoff’s The Forbidden Kingdom is a blend of historical chronicle, fiction and commentary, bringing together the seemingly unrelated lives of a twentieth century ship’s radio operator and the sixteenth century Portuguese poet-in-exile, Luis Camoes.
Slauerhoff draws his reader into a dazzling world of exoticism, betrayal and exile, where past and present merge and the possibility of death is never far away.
Through a narrative that evolves into a critique of European history, culture and colonialism, Slauerhoff speculates about the lessons to be learnt from history.
Slauerhoff’s The Forbidden Kingdom is a blend of historical chronicle, fiction and commentary, bringing together the seemingly unrelated lives of a twentieth century ship’s radio operator and the sixteenth century Portuguese poet-in-exile, Luis Camoes.
Slauerhoff draws his reader into a dazzling world of exoticism, betrayal and exile, where past and present merge and the possibility of death is never far away.
Through a narrative that evolves into a critique of European history, culture and colonialism, Slauerhoff speculates about the lessons to be learnt from history.
