From the Fire Hills

by Chad Davidson

In From the Fire Hills, poet Chad Davidson shows us an Italy that is far from the romanticised notions of sun-drenched fields and self-discovery. Instead we see a maelstrom of chaos and contradiction, a place where the frenetic pace of modernity is locked in a daily struggle with recalcitrant history. This autobiographical collection explores the myriad ways in which Italian culture survives its own parodies and evokes a modern ferocity that harkens...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809333236
• ISBN13: 9780809333233
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"