{"product_id":"unreconciled-poems-1991-2013-a-bilingual-edition-paperback","title":"Unreconciled: Poems 1991-2013; A Bilingual Edition - 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\u003eMichel Houellebecq\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected poems from the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eSubmission \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Elementary Particles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA shimmering selection of poems chosen from four collections of one of France's most exciting authors, \u003ci\u003eUnreconciled \u003c\/i\u003eshines a fresh light on Michel Houellebecq and reveals the radical singularity of his work. Drawing on themes that are similar to the ones in his novels, these poems are a journey into the depths of individual experience and universal passions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDivided into five parts, \u003ci\u003eUnreconciled\u003c\/i\u003e forms a narrative of love, hopelessness, catastrophe, dedication, and--ultimately--redemption. In a world of supermarkets and public transportation, indifferent landscapes and lonely nights, Houellebecq manages to find traces of divine grace even as he exposes our inexorable decline into chaos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold through forms and rhythms that are both ancient and new, with language steeped in the everyday, \u003ci\u003eUnreconciled \u003c\/i\u003estands in the tradition of Baudelaire while making a bold new claim on contemporary verse. It reveals that in addition to his work as an incisive novelist, Houellebecq is one of our most perceptive poets with a vision of our era that brims with tensions that cannot--and will not--be reconciled.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichel Houellebecq\u003c\/b\u003e is a French novelist, poet, and literary critic. His novels include the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eSubmission\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Elementary Particles\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Map and the Territory\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2010 Prix Goncourt. He lives in France. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGavin Bowd\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and translator who has worked with Houellebecq on a number of books. He is a senior lecturer and head of the Department of Modern Languages at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 334\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52726288187699,"sku":"9780374538071","price":32.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MStmckJQcVZBNlNBS2I0SDREdWNRUT09.webp?v=1763733572","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/unreconciled-poems-1991-2013-a-bilingual-edition-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}