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repeating that same counting rhyme
this widely imitated yet singular style is now recognized and revered as Cavafian
why she does it
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Alexandrian Sphinx : The Hidden Life of Constantine Cavafy Pages:560 pages, 1 x16pp b-w photos repeating that same counting rhymeA gripping and revealing new biography of one of the greatest of modern poets, the queer, Greek Egyptian Constantine Cavafy, whose admirers have ranged from E. M. Forster, T. S. Eliot and Virginia Woolf to Jackie Onassis, Leonard Cohen and Stephen Fry. Shortlisted for the Anglo Hellenic League Runciman Award'A deeply researched and engaging biography. Jeffreys and Jusdanis brilliantly recreate Cavafy's world' Guardian`A nuanced and original portrait'