# In the Lateness of the World

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- Book: [In the Lateness of the World](https://www.bookquiver.com/carolyn-forche/in-the-lateness-of-the-world) ([In the Lateness of the World.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/carolyn-forche/in-the-lateness-of-the-world.md))
- Authors: [Carolyn Forché](https://www.bookquiver.com/carolyn-forche)
- Publisher: penguin_books
- ISBN: 978-05-2556-042-5
- Pages: 96
- Published: 2021-03-09
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

FINALIST FOR THE 2021 PULITZER PRIZE FOR POETRY 2021 AMERICAN BOOK AWARD WINNER “An undisputed literary event.” —NPR “History—with its construction and its destruction—is...