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The Horseman's Song

The Horseman's Song

CAÑADA DE LOS ZAGALES, TERUELPROVINCE, ARAGON REGION,NORTH-WESTERN SPAIN, 13 JULY 1937The tall canes gave a rustle like rain, but it hadn’t rained in a month, and down the bank the... Read More

Lumen by Ben Pastor

Cracow, Poland. Friday, 13 October 1939  The Polish words stencilled on the plaque read, “Take Good Heed”, and the Hebrew script below them presumably repeated the sentence. Coloured pictures illustrating... Read More

Liar Moon by Ben Pastor

Verona, German-occupied Northern Italy 9 September 1943  “Si deve far coraggio, maggiore.”  Martin Bora was in too much pain to say he understood.  “Dobbiamo pulire le ferite.”  In too much... Read More

A Dark Song of Blood by Ben Pastor

1 ROME, 8 JANUARY 1944  Again, the airplane. And again, the animal. Same dream in all details, an obsessive sameness. Russia, last summer. I walk toward the fallen plane making... Read More