{"product_id":"9780156032056","title":"The Book For My Brother","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eSalamun, Tomaz\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEcco\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\/3\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis newest collection of poems from Tomaž Šalamun is exuberant, ambitious, and full of surprises. Here the devil is encountered and understood-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI see the devil's head, people, I see his whole body . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehe longs for innocence, as we do. \u003cp\u003eHere the poet juggles many tones, languages, and countries. Desire is evoked as both frustrating and exhilarating-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI'm watered by longing, knocking my\u003cp\u003ehead into the wall, on the ground, or I burn, burn,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003efolded up on the couch.\u003cp\u003eAnd memory comes back to remind us of the laws and experiences of childhood-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce again you are let loose in the sea\u003cp\u003eonly after five o'clock in the afternoon to take\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ea dose of sunlight like the ticking of the clock.\u003cp\u003eAt once daring and clear-voiced, The Book for My Brother is an extraordinary achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat emerges when a master poet holds desire, memory, and innocence up to a surreal, unwavering light?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAvant-Garde Vision:\u003c\/b\u003e A singular voice that juggles languages and landscapes, from the banks of the Nile to the streets of New York, creating a vibrant, borderless world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Sacred and Profane:\u003c\/b\u003e Confrontations with devils, saints, and childhood ghosts where innocence and experience are held in a beautiful, startling tension.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePoems of Raw Desire:\u003c\/b\u003e An unflinching exploration of longing—sometimes a fire on the couch, sometimes a knock against the wall—that is both frustrating and exhilarating.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMasterful Translation:\u003c\/b\u003e Experience the power and playfulness of one of Slovenia’s most celebrated poets, brought to life in a vivid and clear-voiced English translation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43371581538559,"sku":"9780156032056","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780156032056_s600x595.jpg?v=1779895131","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780156032056","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}