{"product_id":"book-for-my-brother-book-tomaz-salamun-9780156032056","title":"The Book for My Brother","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis newest collection of poems from Tomaz Salamun 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\u003e he longs for innocence, as we do.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere the poet juggles many tones, languages, and countries. Desire is evoked as both frustrating and exhilarating-\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e I'm watered by longing, knocking my\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003ehead into the wall, on the ground, or I burn, burn,\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e folded up on the couch.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd memory comes back to remind us of the laws and experiences of childhood-\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Once again you are let loose in the sea\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eonly after five o'clock in the afternoon to take\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e a dose of sunlight like the ticking of the clock.\u003cbr\u003e \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 \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 \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 \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 \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 \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":49803843272977,"sku":"CIN0156032058A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":50999528882449,"sku":"NIN9780156032056","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52598346252561,"sku":"NLS9780156032056","price":11.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0156032058.jpg?v=1750694443","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/book-for-my-brother-book-tomaz-salamun-9780156032056","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}