{"product_id":"contours-of-the-city-hardcover","title":"Contours of the City - 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\u003eAttyla Mohylny\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael M. Naydan\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eVirlana Tkacz\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUkrainian poet Attyla Mohylny (1963-2008) died prematurely at the age of 45. He completed his philology degree at Taras Shevchenko Kyiv State University and worked mostly as a teacher, editor and journalist during his abbreviated lifetime. He authored two books of poetry early in his career: \u003cem\u003eRattling above the Rooftops\u003c\/em\u003e (1987) and \u003cem\u003eContours of the City\u003c\/em\u003e (1991) along with the text for the exquisitely illustrated children's book \u003cem\u003eMavka and the Ant King\u003c\/em\u003e in 2006. He continued to work on writing short stories and a novel until his death. He was part of the transitional and transformational group of Ukrainian writers who dramatically turned from Soviet-imposed censorship to create new directions and a new poetics for Ukrainian culture. The poetry of Mohylny's \u003cem\u003eContours of the City\u003c\/em\u003ecompletely breaks with the tradition of rhyme and meter that dominated Ukrainian poetics until only recently and, except for Kyivan realia, fits seamlessly into Western late modernity. \u003cem\u003eContours of the City\u003c\/em\u003e arguably comprises one of the finest collections of free verse ever written in Ukrainian even though it was largely overlooked when it first appeared during the political transition to Ukrainian independence in 1991. It certainly deserves a broader audience both in Mohylny's homeland as well as in the wider world. While it may be described as a one-hit wonder because of the poet's premature death, it remains a brilliant hit for all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated from Ukrainian by Michael M. Naydan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Translations of Five Poems by Virlana Tkacz and Wanda Phipps\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuest Introduction by Ivan Malkovych\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslator's introduction by Michael M. Naydan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Naydan's Translations Edited by Larysa Bobrova\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 142\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52727965679923,"sku":"9781911414582","price":42.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/d2hsaDdrcGRHQml0YlV4eWFuVHRtZz09.webp?v=1763769791","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/contours-of-the-city-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}