{"product_id":"from-the-neanderthal","title":"From The Neanderthal","description":"The poems in Adam Thorpe's latest collection are concerned with the continuum between two worlds: the lived present and the felt past. With the attentive care of an archaeologist he uncovers and examines fragments - from a personal history or the historic past - and rebuilds the narrative: a fossil in Hitler's stadium, a wedding photograph, marks on the wall where an eighteenth-century priest was shot. With formal dexterity and rhythmic assurance, these versatile, subtle poems investigate the vertiginous dynamic of history - where a shard of stone stands for civilisation, where a silver of memory becomes a life re-lived. After nine years, during which time he has emerged as one of Britain's most powerful and innovative novelists, Adam Thorpe now returns - triumphantly - to poetry.","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54221558284632,"sku":"9780224090889","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780224090889.jpg?v=1764664224","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/from-the-neanderthal","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}