{"product_id":"openwork-poetry-and-prose-hardcover","title":"Openwork: Poetry and Prose - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndre Du Bouchet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndré Du Bouchet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Auster\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA career retrospective of poetry and prose works by one of the under-recognized giants of French literature\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Andr du Bouchet, a great innovator of twentieth-century letters, has yet to be fully recognized by a wide circle of international readers. This inviting volume sets out to remedy the oversight, introducing a selection of du Bouchet's poetry and prose to English-language readers through the brilliant translations of Paul Auster and Hoyt Rogers. \u003ci\u003eOpenwork\u003c\/i\u003e showcases pieces from the author's entire trajectory, beginning with little-known pieces from the 1950s, followed by major poems from the 1960s, and concluding with works written or rewritten in the poet's later decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Throughout his life, du Bouchet devoted himself to long walks in his beloved French countryside, jotting down entries in notebooks as he rambled. These notebooks--more than one hundred all together--have emerged as signal works in their own right, and their musings are well represented in this anthology.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndré du Bouchet\u003c\/b\u003e (1924-2001) is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest French poets of the twentieth century. He was also a prolific essayist on contemporary art and a versatile translator, producing French versions of Shakespeare, Hölderlin, Joyce, Mandelstam, and Pasternak. \u003cb\u003ePaul Auster\u003c\/b\u003e is known worldwide for his novels, as well as his films, memoirs, essays, and poetry. He is also an authority on French literature and a noted translator from the French. He lives in Brooklyn, NY. \u003cb\u003eHoyt Rogers \u003c\/b\u003eis a poet, writer of stories and essays, and translator from the French, German, Italian, and Spanish. He divides his time between the Dominican Republic and Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 8.22 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724332634175,"sku":"9780300197631","price":166.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8facd9187120cb751aadf6b17842759f.webp?v=1765102308","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/openwork-poetry-and-prose-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}