{"product_id":"the-book-for-my-brother-paperback","title":"The Book for My Brother - 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\u003eTomaz Salamun\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eI see the devil's head, people, I see his whole body . . . \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ehe longs for innocence, as we do. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHere the poet juggles many tones, languages, and countries. Desire is evoked as both frustrating and exhilarating-\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI'm watered by longing, knocking my\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ehead into the wall, on the ground, or I burn, burn, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003efolded up on the couch.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd memory comes back to remind us of the laws and experiences of childhood-\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOnce again you are let loose in the sea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eonly after five o'clock in the afternoon to take\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ea dose of sunlight like the ticking of the clock.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt once daring and clear-voiced, The Book for My Brother is an extraordinary achievement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis newest collection of poems from Tomaz Salamun is exuberant, ambitious and full of surprises. Here the devil is encountered and understood \"I see the devil s head, people, I see his whole body he longs for innocence, as we do\"; here the poet juggles many tones, languages and countries; desire is evoked as both frustrating and exhilarating \"I m watered by longing, knocking my\/ head into the wall, on the ground, or I burn, burn, \/ folded up on the couch\"; and memory comes back to remind us of all the laws and experiences of childhood: \"Once again you are let loose in the sea\/ only after five o clock in the afternoon to take\/ a dose of sunlight like the ticking of the clock.\" At once daring and clear-voiced, \u003ci\u003eThe Book for My Brother\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary achievement. \u003cbr\u003eBio: Tomaz Salamun has published more than thirty books of poetry. His work has been translated into almost every European language. He lives in Ljubljana, Slovenia. \u003cbr\u003ePraise: \u003cbr\u003e\"One of the indispensable poets of the era...A poet whom one feels has a heart so open and an ear so pure, he might have answers in even the darkest times.\" --Jorie Graham \u003cbr\u003e\"The most celebrated Slovenian poet of his generation..his poems manifest a wry, deprecative humor, alternately acerbic and playful; a gift for remarkable images and detail, both surreal and quotidian; and an acute sensitivity to the astounding variety of the world and of history.\" --Boston Review\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 108\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 8.02 x 5.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52514814230835,"sku":"9780156032056","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bEJqYjR6ZGdTSE9jZUpUMGNCV1pwZz09.webp?v=1760392420","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-book-for-my-brother-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}