Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
160
Language
English
Published
May 6, 2010
Publisher
Vintage
ISBN-10
0099547058
ISBN-13
9780099547051
Description
In these extraordinary poems, using multiple viewpoints - from Darwin himself, to his beloved wife Emma, and even, at one point, the orangutang at London Zoo - Ruth Padel illuminates the development of Darwin's thought, the drama of the discovery of evolution, and the fluctuating emotions of Darwin the husband, the naturalist and the tender father, in a powerful tribute to her famous ancestor.
Shortlisted for the 2009 Costa Poetry Award.
Shortlisted for the 2009 Costa Poetry Award.
Genres
Poetry