{"product_id":"alcestis-in-the-underworld-poems-paperback","title":"Alcestis in the Underworld: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNina Murray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Greek myth, Alcestis descends to the underworld in place of her husband, a king, so that he may continue to rule the living. After she returns, she and her family live--presumably­--happily ever after. But she has seen and learned things no one else knows. \u003cem\u003eAlcestis in the Underworld\u003c\/em\u003e articulates a poet's personal experience of civic duty: her life in Moscow as a U.S. diplomat, after growing up in then-USSR Ukraine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Nina Murray's \u003cem\u003eMinimize Considered\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These poems--this poet--bear the unmistakable stamp of the real thing.\" -- Roy Scheele, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Sledders\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Far Allegiance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Reading Nina Murray's work is, in some ineffable way, like turning the pages of your own life. It leaves you in greater harmony with the world and more deeply in touch with its infinite possibilities.... Beautiful writing, a singular book of poems, rendered in precise, crisp language yet, marvellously, managing to produce a powerful visceral, vivid, heart-bound, near-inarticulable impression.\" -- Mikhail Iossel, author of \u003cem\u003eEvery Hunter Wants to Know\u003c\/em\u003e and contributing writer \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.19 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796586627360,"sku":"9781939530073","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5fb9a2a7e011c04c29cc6dcf83f7b854.webp?v=1780762496","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/alcestis-in-the-underworld-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}