Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Great Regulars: At times, his [Daljit Nagra's] language makes

thematic statements: nouns, for example, regularly edge out conventional verbs (a young girl yearns "To Aeroflot the savage miles/in a moment", a "bent-neck/man . . . trays us with milky sweets") in a manoeuvre that acknowledges the sway of materialism in wealthy, capitalist Britain, where possessions are worth more than actions.

from Sarah Crown: The Guardian: A flighty mix-up country

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