{"product_id":"omeros-paperback-1","title":"Omeros - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDerek Walcott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOmeros\u003c\/i\u003e is the grand epic poem told in multiple chapters from Nobel Prize-winning poet and playwright Derek Walcott.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith circular narrative design, titled with the Greek name for Homer, \u003ci\u003eOmeros\u003c\/i\u003e simultaneously charts two currents of history: the visible history charted in events--the tribal losses of the American Indian, the tragedy of African enslavement--and the interior, unwritten epic fashioned from the suffering of the individual in exile. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the great poems of our time.\" --\u003ci\u003eJohn Lucas, New Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDerek Walcott\u003c\/b\u003e was born in St. Lucia in 1930. His \u003ci\u003eCollected Poems: 1948-1984\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1986; his subsequent works include the book-length poem \u003ci\u003eOmeros\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), \u003ci\u003eThe Bounty\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), and \u003ci\u003eTiepolo's Hound\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), illustrated with the poet's own paintings. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 8.53 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42736827203647,"sku":"9780374523503","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b5faee3ebea4cbd1e8beae60777cced6.webp?v=1765147991","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/omeros-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}