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Some Day Soon


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Some Day Soon is a collection of thirty years of poems from Jon Elkon, Author of the satirical novels Umfaan's Heroes, Laszlo's Millions and Sally's Road. The poems are mystical, political, charismatic, catatonic, catastrophic, and comic. There are no poems about cats.
About the Author: Jon Elkon was born and brought up in Apartheid South Africa. His parents were committed in a bourgeois way, to the struggle against Apartheid. His father Sam was a member of the Industrial Council, as well as being a self-made mattress millionaire and a member of the Industrial Council. As such he worked for the recognition of black trade unions. Mother Valerie, as a member of the Black Sash women's movement, protested against the injustices of the system by standing mutely in public places in a black sash symbolising the death of democracy. At 20 he escaped. Arriving in the UK penniless and homeless, he spent time on the streets, sleeping in shop doorways and parks. He was eventually rescued by the kindness of friends. These adventures are the basis for his trilogy Umfaan's Heroes, Laszlo's Millions and Celine, the first two of which were published by Andre Deutsch almost twenty years after the events they lie about. His first was received enthusiastically by the critics. Umfaan's Heroes has now been re-issued by the Author in a new paperback edition and the sequel, Laszlo's Millions, has been fully remastered and rewritten - Elkon asserts it "rewrites 1970's London" and is also available in paperback. Jon Elkon now teaches in an inner city school in London, writes occasionally prizewinning poetry and novels. "Sally's Road" was first published in 2010 but only available on Kindle under the title "The Fifth Estate". This title has since been stolen by a movie, hence relaunched for both ebook and paperback formats in 2017. He has one son, Jamie, who lives in Cape Town and wonderful grandchildren all over the place. This is his first collection of poetry.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781985814387
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 170
  • Spine Width: 9 mm
  • Weight: 286 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1985814382
  • Publisher Date: 23 Jun 2018
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: The Poems
  • Width: 152 mm


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