
All You Who Sleep Tonight
(1990)A collection of poems by
Vikram Seth
| "Seth writes poetry as it has not been written for nearly a century, that's to say with the intention that his work should give pleasure to that ideal Comman Reader." Thomas M Disch |
"Certainly not since Byron has anyone been more elegantly and literally amusing in verse." -- Philadelphia DailyNews
Vikram Seth's novel in verse, The Golden Gate, was hailed by Gore Vidal as "the Great California Novel" and by the New Republic as "a tour de force of the transcendence of the mere tour de force." Now he brings his romance with the English language, his effortless access to the deepest reservoirs of feeling, and his ability to light up the plain surfaces of everyday life to this stunning collection of poems.
In All You Who Sleep Tonight Seth delves into the varieties of love -- love lost, remembered, and deferred. He evokes the unspeakable ironies of Auschwitz and the light-blasted streets of Hiroshima. He conducts the reader through Lion Grove in Suzhou, China, and across the Golden Gate Bridge on its fiftieth anniversary. Throughout, he displays the lyricism and attentiveness that distinguish the best poets of every era.
"Clear as a glacial pool, often as deep, Vikram Seth's new poems shine with unfashionable virtues. Seth gives joy by writing brilliantly well, unafraid to feel and to start us feeling." -- X. J. Kennedy
Vikram Seth's novel in verse, The Golden Gate, was hailed by Gore Vidal as "the Great California Novel" and by the New Republic as "a tour de force of the transcendence of the mere tour de force." Now he brings his romance with the English language, his effortless access to the deepest reservoirs of feeling, and his ability to light up the plain surfaces of everyday life to this stunning collection of poems.
In All You Who Sleep Tonight Seth delves into the varieties of love -- love lost, remembered, and deferred. He evokes the unspeakable ironies of Auschwitz and the light-blasted streets of Hiroshima. He conducts the reader through Lion Grove in Suzhou, China, and across the Golden Gate Bridge on its fiftieth anniversary. Throughout, he displays the lyricism and attentiveness that distinguish the best poets of every era.
"Clear as a glacial pool, often as deep, Vikram Seth's new poems shine with unfashionable virtues. Seth gives joy by writing brilliantly well, unafraid to feel and to start us feeling." -- X. J. Kennedy
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Hardback Editions
January 2005 : Hardback
| Title: All You Who Sleep Tonight Author(s): Vikram Seth ISBN: 0-670-05843-2 / 978-0-670-05843-3 (USA, AU, or UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1999 : Hardback
| Title: All You Who Sleep Tonight Author(s): Vikram Seth ISBN: 0-670-83472-6 / 978-0-670-83472-3 (USA, AU, or UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books India Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
1993 : Hardback
| Title: All You Who Sleep Tonight Author(s): Vikram Seth Publisher: Viking Availability: Amazon More details... |
July 1990 : Hardback
| Title: All You Who Sleep Tonight Author(s): Vikram Seth ISBN: 0-571-14376-8 / 978-0-571-14376-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber and Faber Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 1990 : Hardback
| Title: All You Who Sleep Tonight Author(s): Vikram Seth ISBN: 0-394-58516-X / 978-0-394-58516-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Knopf Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
June 1991 : Paperback
| Title: All You Who Sleep Tonight: Poems Author(s): Vikram Seth ISBN: 0-679-73025-7 / 978-0-679-73025-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 1990 : Paperback
| Title: All You Who Sleep Tonight Author(s): Vikram Seth ISBN: 0-571-14481-0 / 978-0-571-14481-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber and Faber Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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