description: First published to critical acclaim in 1970, and now reissued with minor revisions, Plucked in a Far-off Land is an evocation of its author's childhood in Cyprus from the late 1930s. Through a series of 'images' Baybars depicts in vivid and affectionate detail life as it was lived around him during his first eleven years. Praise for the first edition:"A book rich with childhood impressions, the smell of flocks and cooking, the juice of pomegranates, shade of carob trees, the loo of loving faces." - The Observer"Baybars is a poet with an obsessive interest in language...the book reads like an intensely conceived prose poem." - The Guardian
language: English
title: Plucked In A Far-off Land: Images In Self Biography
titlecomplete: Plucked In A Far-off Land: Images In Self Biography
ratings_count: 7
publisher: Gollancz