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River of Ink, by Paul M.M. Cooper
Throughout Paul M.M. Cooper’s novel, River of Ink, protagonist Asanka is taunted by his lover that “poetry does nothing.” For the first third of the book, this is easy to believe. Polonnuwara (northern Sri Lanka) has just been conquered by Kalinga Magha. The previous king had his eyes gouged out and was beheaded right in front of Asanka. Asanka is terrified of the new king, too afraid to act when others around him start resisting and rebelling. Besides, what can a court poet do anyway? By the end of River of Ink, we learn that a poet can be a hero...
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this ebook from NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.
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