The Song of Lunch
(Paperback, Main)
Publishing Details
The Song of Lunch
By (Author) Christopher Reid
Faber & Faber
Faber & Faber
25th July 2018
5th July 2018
Main
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
821.914
Physical Properties
Paperback
72
Width 130mm, Height 199mm, Spine 7mm
105g
Description
Lunch in Soho with a former lover - but Zanzotti's is under new management, and as the wine takes effect fond memories give way to something closer to the bone . . .
Christopher Reid's poem, which since its first publication has been filmed by the BBC and presented on stage in numerous venues, follows the lunchtime reunion of two long-separated lovers. Every smallest detail is cherished, as step by step the narrative moves towards its tragicomic outcome.
Author Bio
Christopher Reid is the author of a number of books of poems, including A Scattering (winner of the Costa Book of the Year Award) and The Song of Lunch (both 2009). From 1991 to 1999 he was Poetry Editor at Faber and Faber, and worked with Ted Hughes on such books as Tales from Ovid and Birthday Letters. He is now a freelance writer and lives in London.
