{"product_id":"light-everywhere-selected-poems-paperback","title":"Light Everywhere: Selected Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCees Nooteboom\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Colmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of poems, selected by Nooteboom himself from more than a dozen Dutch books.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cees Nooteboom is best known in the English-speaking world for his acclaimed novels, essays, and travel writing; however, Nooteboom has always seen himself first and foremost as a poet. He has said, \"without poetry my life would be unthinkable.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The poems in \u003ci\u003eLight Everywhere\u003c\/i\u003e are presented in reverse chronological order, reflecting the poet's contemporary perspective on the productivity of more than half a century. The anthology covers his poetic output up to 2013, with an emphasis on his more recent work. New translations of older poems are crafted by award-winning translator David Colmer, lending a consistent voice to the whole collection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Nooteboom began writing poetry in the Netherlands in 1956, he was considered an outcast for not abiding by the conventional experimental style popular at the time. Instead, he took to learning from poets abroad, translating work by Wallace Stevens, Eugenio Montale, and Pablo Neruda. Nooteboom's work is lucid and mysterious, evocative and elusive, and it is fitting that the collection begins and ends with poems of travel, moving back in time from an elderly man's entanglement and resignation to the detachment and harsh light of youth, with everything in between.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCees Nooteboom\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, novelist, and travel writer, whose works include \u003ci\u003eRituals\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Following Story\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLost Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eDavid Colmer\u003c\/b\u003e has won several translation awards, most notably the PEN Award for his body of work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.5 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726117638207,"sku":"9781803094465","price":22.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e5bef2f96d4f1680988ff3a58ce8cef6.webp?v=1765109315","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/light-everywhere-selected-poems-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}