Nine Lessons from the Dark

by Adam Thorpe

This stunning collection engages directly with history, the living continuum that connects us with our near and distant past, all while nourishing and illuminating our present. Here are traces left of presence: Indian scratchings on rock, the nail-marks of destroyed frescoes, spoken fragments of war memories: petroglyphs that function as both memorials and re-awakenings, all traceable with the finger of the imagination. Here, too, are images of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0224063855
• ISBN13: 9780224063852
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Jonathan Cape
• Length: 96 Pages