<p>"So: now I come to speak. At last. I will tell you all I know...." These are the words of Ophelia at the beginning of this short novel: literally her words, in that her narrative is composed entirely of the vocabulary she is allotted in Hamlet. Within these meagre resources, she manages to express herself on topics including her love for her father (Polonius), her care for her younger brother (Laertes), her puzzlement in the face of the Prince himself, and her increasing sense that she must escape the fate awaiting her in the play. This is no mere technical exercise or prequel to the play: the use of such a restricted vocabulary means that Ophelia's voice, while direct and passionate, gains musical qualities as words keep recurring in perpetually changing contexts. Paul Griffiths, born in Bridgend, Wales, is a well-known writer on contemporary and classical music.</p>

Let Me Tell You

Literature & Fiction

Griffiths, Paul.

Literary

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Wendy Mulford

Seoul Bus Poems

Goar, Jim

Poetry

<p>These very short stories are a blend of maybe memoir, crazed case history, and raunchy comic fiction spun by a deadpan narrator with a gift for dazzling transitions. Lou Rowan neglected graduate school to participate in the independent presses, little magazines and readings flourishing in New York's Lower East Side during the late 60s. He earned his living as a teacher, and then an institutional investor - the latter taking him to the Northwest United States, where he works on his fictions and edits Golden Handcuffs Review.</p>

Alphabet of Love Serial

Rowan, Lou

Contemporary

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