Cavafy: Poems: Edited and Translated with Notes by Daniel Mendelsohn Ashley Robin Franklin Gene's former teammate and current

Gene's former teammate and current rival

Himari is starting to realize that she and Yori have two very different things in mind when they talk about being in love

including Naked Lunch

trapped on the shores of a mystical land

making linguistics not only approachable but both downright hilarious and profound

Cavafy: Poems: Edited and Translated with Notes by Daniel Mendelsohn Ashley Robin Franklin Gene's former teammate and currentThe Alexandrian Greek poet Constantine Cavafy (1863 1933) is a towering figure of twentieth century literature. No modern poet brought so vividly to life the history and culture of Mediterranean antiquity; no writer dared break, with such taut energy, the taboos of his time surrounding homoerotic desire. In this edition, award winning translator and editor Daniel Mendelsohn has made a selection of the poet's best loved works, including such favorites