num_pages: 72
description: Poetry. Translated from the French by Rosmarie Waldrop. "Emmulating Wittgenstein, who repaired to an isolated cabin in Norway to write and reflect, Hocquard takes up his own test of solitude on a farm not far from Bordeaux. What he writes there are unconventional sonnets that arrive at their stipulated line-count by an ingenious variety of means. They record with deceptive simplicity daily accounts and experiences. At the same time, an inquiry is being conducted, a test of solitude that is also a test of poetry"--Steve Evans.
language: English
title: A Test of Solitude
titlecomplete: A Test of Solitude
genres: France, Poetry
ratings_count: 39
publisher: Burning Deck