{"product_id":"nonrequired-reading-prose-pieces-hardcover","title":"Nonrequired Reading: Prose Pieces - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWislawa Szymborska\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWislawa Szymborska's poems are admired around the world, and her unsparing vision, tireless wit, and deep sense of humanity are cherished by countless readers. Unknown to most of them, however, Szymborska also worked for several decades as a columnist, reviewing a wide variety of books under the unassuming title \"Nonrequired Reading.\"\u003cbr\u003eAs readers of her poems would expect, the short prose pieces collected here are anything but ordinary. Reflecting the author's own eclectic tastes and interests, the pretexts for these ruminations range from books on wallpapering, cooking, gardening, and yoga, to more lofty volumes on opera and world literature. Unpretentious yet incisive, these charming pieces are on a par with Szymborska's finest lyrics, tackling the same large and small questions with a wonderful curiosity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlorious distillations of a capacious mind and heart.--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWislawa Szymborska's poems are admired around the world, and her tireless wit and uncanny sense of humanity are cherished by countless readers. Unknown to most of them, however, Szymborska also worked for several decades as a columnist, reviewing a wide variety of books under the unassuming title \"Nonrequired Reading.\"\u003cbr\u003eAs readers of her poems would expect, the prose pieces collected here are fresh and unexpected, wise and whimsical. Reflecting the author's own eclectic tastes and interests, the pretexts for these ruminations range from books on gardening, wallpapering, beauty, birds, dogs, and yoga, to more lofty volumes on the love lives of Polish kings, opera, and literature. Unpretentious but incisive, these charming pieces are on a par with Szymborska's finest lyrics, tackling the same large and small questions with a wonderful curiosity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Wislawa Szymborska \u003cbr\u003e\"She teaches us how the world defies and evades the names we give it.\"--Edward Hirsch, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"[Szymborska] is unquestionably one of the great living European poets. She's accessible and deeply human and a joy--though it is a dark kind of joy--to read. . . . She is a poet to live with.\"--Robert Hass, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Wislawa Szymborska is not only one of the finest poets living today, but also one of the most readable.\"--Charles Simic \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.6 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Literary Award (2003)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52698815824179,"sku":"9780151006601","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/V3JjR1JQVk96T2ErYndzM08vZnBVZz09.webp?v=1763186154","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/nonrequired-reading-prose-pieces-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}