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Scanning the Century

Scanning the Century The Penguin Book of the Twentieth Century in Poetry

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Publisher's Synopsis

Drawing on poetry written in English and on European poetry in translation, this unique anthology tells the story of the century in verse - primarily the story of world events but also of social changes and technical developments

About the Publisher

Viking

Viking

Viking publishes the widest possible range of literary fiction and non-fiction. Our fiction list includes John le Carr?, Nick Hornby, Will Self, Colm T?ib?n, Nicole Krauss, William Trevor, Catherine O' Flynn, Jonathan Coe, and Joshua Ferris. In non-fiction, the range covers current affairs, history, biography, memoir, narrative non-fiction, music and sport. Our authors include Antony Beevor, Andrew Rawnsley, Mark Bostridge, Sarah Bradford, Saul David, Catherine Bailey, Lynn Barber, Claire Tomalin and John Stubbs.

Book information

ISBN: 9780670880119
Publisher: Viking
Imprint: Viking
Pub date:
DEWEY: 808.8104
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 596
Weight: 951g
Height: 242mm
Width: 162mm
Spine width: 47mm

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