{"product_id":"the-book-for-my-brother","title":"The Book for My Brother","description":"\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\u003eI see the devil's head, people, I see his whole body . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehe longs for innocence, as we do. \u003cp\u003eHere the poet juggles many tones, languages, and countries. Desire is evoked as both frustrating and exhilarating-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI'm watered by longing, knocking my\u003cp\u003ehead into the wall, on the ground, or I burn, burn, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003efolded up on the couch.\u003cp\u003eAnd memory comes back to remind us of the laws and experiences of childhood-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce again you are let loose in the sea\u003cp\u003eonly after five o'clock in the afternoon to take\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ea dose of sunlight like the ticking of the clock.\u003cp\u003eAt once daring and clear-voiced, The Book for My Brother is an extraordinary achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat emerges when a master poet holds desire, memory, and innocence up to a surreal, unwavering light?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAvant-Garde Vision: \u003c\/b\u003e A singular voice that juggles languages and landscapes, from the banks of the Nile to the streets of New York, creating a vibrant, borderless world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Sacred and Profane: \u003c\/b\u003e Confrontations with devils, saints, and childhood ghosts where innocence and experience are held in a beautiful, startling tension.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePoems of Raw Desire: \u003c\/b\u003e An unflinching exploration of longing--sometimes a fire on the couch, sometimes a knock against the wall--that is both frustrating and exhilarating.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMasterful Translation: \u003c\/b\u003e Experience the power and playfulness of one of Slovenia's most celebrated poets, brought to life in a vivid and clear-voiced English translation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48836072734925,"sku":"9780156032056","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_8d3ab50e-9b35-45b2-9ae9-7cf3c4215e4b.jpg?v=1790992685","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/the-book-for-my-brother","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}