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Aphorisms have been described as 'the obscure hinterland between poetry and prose' (New Yorker) - short pithy statements that capture the essence of the human condition in all its shades.

In this New and Selected, master of the form Don Paterson brings the best examples from his two previous volumes together with ingenious new material relevant to today's world. Moving and mischievous, canny and profound - these wide-ranging observations of no more than one or two lines demonstrate that the aphorism is the perfect form for our times.

Consciousness is the turn the universe makes to hasten its own end.
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Agnosticism is indulged only by those who have never suffered belief.
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Poet: someone in the aphorism business for the money.

The Fall at Home

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    A Paperback / softback by Don Paterson

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      Publisher Faber & Faber
      Published 1 July 2021
      ISBN-13 9780571338221
      978-0571338221
      ISBN-10 0571338224
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      ELT & Literary Studies Literary reference works

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Aphorisms have been described as 'the obscure hinterland between poetry and prose' (New Yorker) - short pithy statements that capture the essence of the human condition in all its shades.

      In this New and Selected, master of the form Don Paterson brings the best examples from his two previous volumes together with ingenious new material relevant to today's world. Moving and mischievous, canny and profound - these wide-ranging observations of no more than one or two lines demonstrate that the aphorism is the perfect form for our times.

      Consciousness is the turn the universe makes to hasten its own end.
      *
      Agnosticism is indulged only by those who have never suffered belief.
      *
      Poet: someone in the aphorism business for the money.

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