Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
76
Language
English
Published
Jul 5, 2010
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN-10
0393338266
ISBN-13
9780393338263
Description
“Laird’s ear for ‘smallish lexical mercies’ yields superb lines.”―Stephen Burt, New York Times Book Review On Purpose examines the often brutal arena of human relations. Informed by both wit and a melancholic undercurrent, the book thoughtfully provokes concepts of happiness and sadness, of warring and reparation. The volume concludes with an affecting sequence about a marriage, inspired by that most influential of military treatises, The Art of War .
Genres
Action & Adventure
Art & Photography