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For the Unnamed

For the Unnamed

For the Unnamed

by Fred D'Aguiar
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/11/2023

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For the Unnamed was originally entitled 'For the Unnamed Black Jockey Who Rode the Winning Steed in the Race Between Pico's Sarco and Sepulveda's Black Swan in Los Angeles, in 1852'. That title provided the full narrative in a nutshell: we know the names of the owners of the two horses, we know the horses' names, the place and date of the race. But apart from his colour, and his victory, we know nothing about the jockey who made the whole thing happen.Fred D'Aguiar's new book recovers and re-imagines his story. It was the most publicised race of its era with numerous press notices but he remained unnamed. We are given several perspectives on the action - owner's, trainer's, the horse Black Swan's, the jockey's lover, the jockey himself. But one crucial element of identity is forgotten, and that forgetfulness speaks eloquently about the time and the freed man's circumstances in the mid-nineteenth century.Fred D'Aguiar's previous collection, Letters to America (2020), was a Poetry Book Society Winter Choice and a White Review Book of the Year.
ISBN:
9781800173415
9781800173415
Category:
Poetry by individual poets
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-11-2023
Language:
English
Publisher:
Carcanet Press, Limited
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Dimensions (mm):
215.9x133.35x7.62mm
Weight:
0.15kg
Fred D'Aguiar

Fred DAguiar was born in London of Guyanese parents. He spent his childhood in Guyana and returned to the UK for his secondary and tertiary education. He has lived and taught in the US since the 1990s.

He is a professor of English at UCLA, where he teaches literature and creative writing. He lives in Mid-City Los Angeles with his family and spends some time with his wife, Debbie, rescuing stray cats. Dexter, the family dog, doesnt mind since two of his house pals, Clementine and Moonlight, are cats.

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