The Prodigal: A Poem

by Derek Walcott

Book Overview

The Prodigal is a journey through physical and mental landscapes, from Greenwich Village to the Alps, Pescara to Milan, Germany to Cartagena. But always in the music of memory, water, abides St.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374237433
• ISBN13: 9780374237431
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

A flock of commas

In the "Prodigal", the noble poet luareate, Walcott proves again he is a man of humble proportion with grand perspective. This landscape of memory lives in poignant hues. His flock of commas soar across stanzas of history. In the color nuiance, he bares his painted soul, so we may grow.