{"product_id":"landscapist-book-pierre-martory-9781931357524","title":"The Landscapist","description":"Bilingual Edition  Translated from the French and with an introduction by John Ashbery \"After I began translating Pierre Martory, that is, after I began to realize that his marvelous poetry would likely remain unknown unless I translated it and brought it to the attention of American readers, I have begun to find echoes of his work in mine.  His dreams, his pessimistic resumes of childhood that are suddenly lanced by a joke, his surreal loves, his strangely lit landscapes with their inquisitive birds and disquieting flora, have been fertile influences for me, though I hope I haven't stolen anything - well, better to steal than borrow, as Eliot more or less said.  All of which may be a way of saying that there is no very easy way to describe Martory's poetry.  It is sui generis and it deserves to be read. And reread.\" - John Ashbery","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50393740902673,"sku":"CIN1931357528G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1931357528.jpg?v=1751315433","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/landscapist-book-pierre-martory-9781931357524","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}