The First Death

The First Death

Cover of Dimitris Lyacos' The First Death English Edition
Author Dimitris Lyacos
Original title Ο πρώτος θάνατος
Translator Shorsha Sullivan
Cover artist Fritz Unegg
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre Poetry
Postmodernism
Publisher Shoestring Press
Publication date
March 23, 2000
Media type Print (Paperback & Paperback)
Pages 37 pages
ISBN 978-1-899549-42-9
OCLC 45991303
Preceded by Nyctivoe (2001)

Dimitris Lyacos's The First Death is the latest installment of the narrative sequence Poena Damni.

History

The book was originally published in Greek in 1996 and has been translated in English, German,Spanish and Italian. Its two predecessors depict the Odysseus-like wanderings of a figure who, in postmodern style, labors to create the world he explores.

Contents

In the First Death, the result of his voyaging is that he himself is on the verge of dissolution, a castaway who is also an abortion, dying before he has ever achieved birth.[1]

Oblique classical references are embedded in the text such as the presence of Orpheus, suggested by images of dismemberment, and echoes of Dionysos.[2]

Further reading

A special feature on Dimitris Lyacos's trilogy on the Bitter Oleander Magazine[3] including extensive excerpts and a long interview with the author:

References

  1. The Journal of Modern Greek Studies,Volume 19, 2001/ Johns Hopkins University Press. Robert Zaller - Recent Translations from Shoestring Press. Tassos Denegris, Dimitris Lyacos, Dionysios Solomos.
  2. Kathimerini English Edition, 4 May 2000 Jena Woodhouse Lyacos: A "feast of all fruits"
  3. The Bitter Oleander, Volume 22, No 1, Spring 2016, New York. http://www.bitteroleander.com
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