News at Eleven: So why not make this simple test?

Go to a bookstore and find a copy of The Book of Fables. Turn to page 14 and read the rest of "Tergvinder's Stone." By its last sentence you'll know whether this is a book for you. Even then, bear in mind that [W.S.] Merwin's "enigmatic short prose" works best by being read slowly, over time, a special and rare treat. ·

from The Washington Post: These surrealist prose poems narrate rich memories, fantasies and warnings.

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