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Carrying the Elephant/This is Not My Nose

Synopsis
A double-CD collection of prose-poems written and read by Michael Rosen.'Carrying the Elephant’ and ‘This is Not my Nose’ are both autobiographical in nature. The first of these extended sequences of prose-poems traces an up-bringing within a radical Jewish family, the story of a marriage and its breakdown, the loss of a dear son and the rediscovery of love. The second recounts the story of a personal illness - undiagnosed for years -and recovery from it. Both explore the themes of personal & political awareness within contexts such as the cold-war and the current ‘war on terror’ - and both offer a rare honesty, an original humour and a unique intimacy.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2005
Year of production
2005
Documentation
Carrying the Elephant & This is Not my Nose were published in book form by Penguin Books in 2002 & 2004 respectively
Subjects
English language and literature; Psychology; Sociology
Keywords
biographies; poetry; social issues; contemporary society; Rosen, Michael

Credits

Writer
Michael Rosen
Cast
Michael Rosen 

Distribution Formats

Type
Audio
Format
CD
Price
£12.99
Availability
Sale
Year
2006

Distributor

Name

57 Productions

Email
paul@57productions.com
Web
http://www.57productions.com/catalogue.php External site opens in new window
Phone
020 8463 0866
Fax
020 8463 0866
Address
57 Effingham Road
Lee Green
London
SE12 8NT
 

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