What's Left of the Night

"A perfect book."―Edmund White, author of A Boy's Own Story and Genet: A Biography

In June 1897, the young Constantine Cavafy arrives in Paris on the last stop of a long European tour, a trip that will deeply shape his future and push him toward his poetic inclination. With this lyrical novel, tinged with an hallucinatory eroticism that unfolds over three unforgettable days, celebrated Greek author Ersi Sotiropoulos depicts Cavafy in the midst of a journey of self-discovery across a continent on the brink of massive change. He is by turns exhilarated and tormented by his homosexuality; the Greek-Turkish War has ended in Greece's defeat and humiliation; France is torn by the Dreyfus Affair, and Cavafy's native Alexandria has surrendered to the indolent rhythms of the East. A stunning portrait of a budding author--before he became C.P. Cavafy, one of the 20th century's greatest poets--that illuminates the complex relationship of art, life, and the erotic desires that trigger creativity.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: New Vessel Press
Published: 10/02/2018
ISBN: 9781939931610
Pages: 260
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.80d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08/27/2018
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2018
Foreword 08/26/2018
Library Journal 12/01/2018 pg. 72