{"product_id":"flight-and-metamorphosis-poems-a-bilingual-edition-9780374606435","title":"Flight and Metamorphosis: Poems: A Bilingual Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe central collection by the poet, dramatist, and Nobel laureate Nelly Sachs, newly translated by Joshua Weiner (with Linda B. Parshall).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo far out, in the open, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ecushioned in sleep.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn flight from the land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewith love's heavy luggage.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA butterfly-zone of dreams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003elike an open parasol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eheld up against the truth.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlight and Metamorphosis \u003c\/i\u003emarks the culmination of Nelly Sachs's development as a poet. Sachs, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1966, speaks from her own condition as a refugee from Nazi Germany--her loneliness while living in a small Stockholm flat with her elderly mother; her exile, her alienation, her feelings of romantic bereavement; and her search for the divine. Forced onto a journey of endless change, Sachs created her own path forward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom these sublime poems, she emerges as a visionary, one who harnesses language's essential power to create and transform our world. Joshua Weiner's translations (with Linda B. Parshall) are the first in more than half a century to elucidate Sachs's enduring poetic power and relevance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14185356\"\u003eNelly Sachs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.66h x 5.51w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374606435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374606439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE018000\"\u003eEuropean | German\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNelly Sachs \u003c\/b\u003e(1891-1970) was a dramatist and poet. Born into a Jewish family in Berlin, she was forced to flee Germany with her mother in 1940 and escaped to Sweden, where she worked as a translator. Her collections of poetry include \u003ci\u003eIn the Habitations of Death\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEclipse of Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e And No One Knows Where to Go\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1966. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoshua Weiner \u003c\/b\u003eis a poet and translator. His books include \u003ci\u003eBerlin Notebook: Where Are the Refugees? \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Figure of a Man Being Swallowed by a Fish\u003c\/i\u003e, and, as editor, \u003ci\u003eAt the Barriers: On the Poetry of Thom Gunn\u003c\/i\u003e. From 1997 to 2021 he served as the poetry editor at \u003ci\u003eTikkun \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. He is a professor of English at the University of Maryland, College Park, and lives in Washington, DC.","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44491812274413,"sku":"9780374606435","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_11a6e13b-7409-498b-83bd-60ef0da7653c.jpg?v=1700890096","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/flight-and-metamorphosis-poems-a-bilingual-edition-9780374606435","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}