Bøger af Andrew Kaufman

Momolydbog skuespiller Magnussen læser denne finurlige allegoriske lille roman, hvor en ung nygift mand i et humoristisk og tankevækkende superhelte-univers søger at forstå og vinde den ofte svære kærlighed mellem mand og kvinde.

For many years I have admired the restless and generously spirited poems of Andrew Kaufman. He really does go to both sides of the Niger--both literally and metaphorically. This is not only a splendid book but it's also splendid journey! Thomas Lux Kaufman accomplishes what few poets ever achieve - a travel and poetry book combined which is as earthy and spiritual as anything the renowned anthropologist, Levi-Straus could have written. This isn't an Americanized poetical version of Conrad's Heart of Darkness, but the real thing. Hal Sirowitz This is a complicated gesture, especially when expressed in the form of poetry, and it can only be accomplished by having a craftsman's ear for the turn of the line, a palpable generosity of spirit that understands the sameness of us all, and a regard for language that compels the poet to settle on nothing less than getting the words right. Andrew Kaufman understands these things and his poetry is therefore worthy of our attention and our praise. Bruce Weigl As in his earlier collection, Earth's Ends, Andrew Kaufman here takes the considerable risk of writing poems based on experiences sought, at least in part, for the purpose. They splendidly transcend reportage, largely because of Kaufman's deep knowledge of the craft. He allows traditional verse into the poems just long enough to establish the contrasting perceptions of order in the observer's mind and in the cultures observed. Thus he creates an exhilarating balance between the joys of discovery and the tragic limits of our understanding. Henry Taylor

The only book of poetry to date devoted to the Rwanda genocide and published in this country, this is a work of nonfictional poetry, a cousin in genre to the nonfictional novel. It is based not only on the poet's observations and encounters during months spent in post-genocide Rwanda, but on his numerous extensive interviews with survivors, all of whom lost most if not all of their families, and with convicted genocide perpetrators, conducted in prisons. The result is a startling book of poems that by turns is unthinkably horrifying, heartbreaking, and enraging, yet which at times breaks unexpectedly into stunning revelatory moments of grace. As a poetry of witness this book reveals what it is like to carry on with daily life in a society where nearly every adult male is either a genocide survivor or perpetrator, almost every woman either a survivor or the wife of a perpetrator, and where nearly every child at the time of the genocide witnessed multiple killings, often of immediate family members. Ranging from free verse to stanzaic forms, this book by an NEA-award-winning poet uses tools and methods of poetry to distil each of its many varied voices to its essence, allowing those who are heard in these poems to speak for themselves, often in juxtapositions that lend the book the structure and tension of a drama. Considered more broadly, The Rwanda Poems is a book about the extremities of evil that the human psyche is capable of enduring and inflicting, and the resulting psychic costs to survivors and perpetrators.

A remarkable short novella, a modern fable that is weird, uplifting and romantic all at the same time.A robber charges into a bank with a loaded gun, but instead of taking any money he steals an item of sentimental value from each person. Once he has made his escape, strange things start to happen to the victims.A tattoo comes to life, a husband turns into a snowman, a baby starts to shit money. And Stacey Hinterland discovers that she's shrinking, a little every day, and there is seemingly nothing that she or her husband can do to reverse the process.The Tiny Wife is a weird and wonderful modern fable. Small, but perfectly formed, it will charm, delight and unnerve in equal measure.

Rebecca has a most unusual problem: no matter how hard she tries, she can't stop broadcasting her feelings to people around her. Luckily, she's discovered how to trap and store her feelings in personal objects - but just how much emotional baggage can Unit 207, E Z Self Storage hold?

All Tom's friends really are superheroes. Tom even married a superhero, the Perfectionist. But six months later, the Perfectionist is sure that Tom has abandoned her, so she's moving to Vancouver. With no idea that Tom's beside her, she boards the plane. Tom has, until they touch down, to convince her he's there, or he loses her forever.

Finurlig allegorisk lille roman, hvor en ung nygift mand i et humoristisk og tankevækkende superhelte-univers søger at forstå og vinde den ofte svære kærlighed mellem mand og kvindeLille udsøgt perle af en roman, der er umanerligt godt tænkt og velskrevet."Lektørudtalelse, Dansk Bibliotekscenter"Velskreven og forrygende morsom historie om Tom – en ordinary guy i den canadiske storby Toronto… kosteligt morsomt og grotesk perfidt."Gert Poder, Arbejderen"Kaufman har skrevet en vidunderlig, fin lille roman, som hurtigt "er læst, men som man ikke finder mage. En hyggelig, forunderlig og morsom historie om livet i alle dets afskygninger og man vil som læser helt sikkert kunne blive klogere og genkende noget fra sig selv."Stine Grabas, Guldborgsund Bibliotekerne