Light on a Dark Horse

The memoirs of the South African poet, translator, and adventurer, covering the years 1901-1935. After gaining poetic fame as a young man, the combative and restless Campbell became as well-known for his many alliances, and his many enemies, as he was for his talent. "Almost overnight, Roy Campbell, still only 22 years old, was rocketed into the ranks of the illustrissimi of English letters, his work being discussed in the same breath, and with the same reverence as that of T.S. Eliot. The... Voir plus