{"product_id":"reflections-on-espionage-the-question-of-cupcake-paperback-1","title":"Reflections on Espionage: The Question of Cupcake - Paperback","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\u003eJohn Hollander\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book-length poem by one of the major poets of our era is structured as a series of messages transmitted by a master spy to the director of spy operations and to a number of his fellow spies. The spy speaks of his own alienation and sense of purposelessness as a secret agent--a metaphor for a human existence committed to ordering, deciphering, and making sense of a world of random signs. First published in 1974, the book is now reprinted with a substantial introduction by the author that elaborates on the genesis of the poem, the literary figures who inspired some of the characters, the poem's reception, and other matters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eReviews of the earlier edition: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"These poems can be read and admired for their fluidity, their wonderful diversity of significance. . . . Many delights.\"--Richard Poirier, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Hollander's arch and subtle long poem allegorizes the mirror closeness between raveller and unraveller.\"--George Steiner, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Hollander explores with wit and virtuosity the pleasures of poetry (encipherment) and the trials of the workaday world (one's 'cover.') . . . A rich, intelligent poem . . . a special pleasure for those with an ear for allusions, parodies, and puns.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 8.94 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53026145009971,"sku":"9780300079661","price":44.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/a5AvGeoNFv9780300079661_edc34c3c-4ac7-4d13-86db-ec2e9b4b94f9.webp?v=1770235327","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/reflections-on-espionage-the-question-of-cupcake-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}