{"title":"Ales Steger","description":"\u003cp\u003eDelve into the thought-provoking poetry and essays of Aleš Šteger, a vital voice in contemporary literature. Explore themes of identity, memory, and the human condition through his insightful works.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"absolution-book-ales-steger-9781908236302","title":"Absolution","description":"In the tradition of Bulgakov, Gogol and Kafka Ales Steger lets the forces of good and evil collide in this grandiose literary thriller. This is a debut novel filled with striking personae, haunting images and a grotesque plot. It proves, in the end, to be a journey into the heart of a European darkness.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49736705671441,"sku":"NGR9781908236302","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52613432148241,"sku":"NLS9781908236302","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1908236302.jpg?v=1751441725"},{"product_id":"above-the-sky-beneath-the-earth-book-ales-steger-9781945680328","title":"Above the Sky Beneath the Earth","description":"Šteger’s poems are harrowing and hilarious, unnerving and weirdly familiar—and, most of all, ambitious in its attempt to look anew into our all-too-human darkness.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50394551288081,"sku":"CIN1945680326G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51053924417809,"sku":"NIN9781945680328","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52344270553361,"sku":"NLS9781945680328","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1945680326.jpg?v=1751219114"},{"product_id":"book-of-things-book-ales-steger-9781934414415","title":"The Book of Things","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Winner of The 2011 Best Translated Book of the Year Award\u003cbr\u003e Winner of The 2011 Award for Best Literary Translation into English from the AATSEL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom his first book of poems, \u003ci\u003eChessboards of Hours\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), Ales Steger has been one of Slovenia's most promising poets. The philosophical and lyrical sophistication of his poems, along with his work as a leading book editor and festival organizer, quickly spread Steger's reputation beyond the borders of Slovenia. \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Things\u003c\/i\u003e is Steger's most widely praised book of poetry and his first American collection. The book consists of fifty poems that look at \"things\" (i.e. aspirin, chair, cork) which are transformed by Steger's unique poetic alchemy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranslator \u003cb\u003eBrian Henry\u003c\/b\u003e is a distinguished poet, translator, editor, and critic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From Publisher's Weekly:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Steger's efforts sometimes bring to mind such Western European figures as Francis Ponge and Craig Raine, who also sought to make household things look new and strange. Yet Steger brings a melancholy Central European sense of history- his objects tend to remember, or cause, great pain: \"It pours, this poisonous, sweet force,\" Steger writes of \"Saliva,\" \"Between teeth, when you spit your own little genocide.\" (Nov.)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From Guernica, a Magazine of Art and Politics:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It is a rare treat to have an English translation before the ink has dried on the original. By which I mean, a mere five years after the book's Slovenian publication, Brian Henry has brought these poems to life for those of us not lucky enough to read Slovenian. Henry's translations are impressive for sheer acrobatics.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51055333867793,"sku":"NIN9781934414415","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51329488847121,"sku":"CIN1934414417VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52680374452497,"sku":"NLS9781934414415","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1934414417.jpg?v=1751187099"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/collections\/author-books-by-ales-steger.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}