The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos
by Anne Carson
Category: Poetry

The love affair, marriage, and disintegrating relationship between two unnamed people is revealed throught the voice of the woman in twenty-nine interrelated "tangos" of narrative verse that explores such themes as desire, beauty, love, and betrayal. By the author of Men in the Off Hours. Reprint. 17,500 first printing.