Category: Literary Fiction Publisher: Frank Books
ISBN-10: ISBN100939010348
Type: Fiction
Pages: 198
Copyright: September 1, 1992
ISBN-13: ISBN139780939010349
The Sylvia Beach reading room at Shakespeare & Co. caught fire in July 1990 and some 4000 first edition volumes were reduced to "ashes". Richard Hallward, a British poet, co-ordinated 72-hour non-stop poetry reading sessions in Paris, London, New York and Boston, from a public telephone booth. Result: anthology edited by David Applefield (Frank Books publisher), Richard Hallward and T. Wignesan.
Fire Readings: A Collection of Contemporary Writing from the Shakespeare and Company Fire Benefit Readings Paperback – September 1, 1992
by David Applefield (Author), Richard Hallward (Author), T. Wignesan (Editor)
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Language
English
Publisher
Frank Books
Publication date
September 1, 1992
Dimensions
0.6 x 5.8 x 8.2 inches
ISBN-10
0939010348
ISBN-13
978-0939010349
Product details
Publisher : Frank Books; First Edition (September 1, 1992)
Language : English
ISBN-10 : 0939010348
ISBN-13 : 978-0939010349
Item Weight : 11.2 ounces
Dimensions : 0.6 x 5.8 x 8.2 inches
#363,126 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction
#409,045 in Classic Literature & Fiction
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