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Editions from all over the world, in all languages, from 1956 to present day. The illustrations interact with, and complement, the. The book itself not only gathers together the lyrics from his last two. Book of longing is his eighth book of poetry, his fifth to appear since that pivotal year of 1968 and his first book since stranger music in 1993.
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