The Palace of Forty Pillars by Armen Davoudian Richard Osmond As a narrative in reverse

As a narrative in reverse

one where he experimented with new approaches and also tried to shore up his prominent position as the artistic tides were beginning to turn

as well as some of its dramatic high points

Needless to say

The Palace of Forty Pillars by Armen Davoudian Richard Osmond As a narrative in reverse'In this formally radical debut, Armen Davoudian shows how rhyme enacts longing for a homeland left behind; how meter sings to a lost beloved; and how a combination of the two can map a self or idea of the self relinquished so that a new life, and all the happiness it deserves, can take shape' Paul Tran 'Marks the arrival of a notable new voice . . . The Palace of Forty Pillars is a moving book as well as an elegant one; its central preoccupation with