{"product_id":"the-book-for-my-brother-9780156032056","title":"The Book for My Brother","description":"This newest collection of poems from Tomaz Salamun is exuberant, ambitious, and full of surprises. Here the devil is encountered and understood- \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tomaz Salamun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.38w x 0.33d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780156032056\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/03\/2006 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2006 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalamun, Tomaz:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Tomaz Salamun was born in 1941 in Zagreb. He has published over thirty books of poetry and frequently teaches at American universities, including Pittsburgh, Richmond, and Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40767112020083,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_6d471ff2-dc91-4232-bd64-4d57dcbbae10.jpg?v=1679577796","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-book-for-my-brother-9780156032056","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}