{"product_id":"colonies-of-paradise-poems-paperback","title":"Colonies of Paradise: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthias Göritz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMary Jo Bang\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first book of poetry by Matthias Göritz to be available in English, in a translation by a renowned writer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Very few books of poetry by contemporary German writers are available to English-speaking readers. In \u003ci\u003eColonies of Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed poet and translator Mary Jo Bang introduces the poems of novelist, poet, and translator Matthias Göritz, one of the most exciting German writers publishing today. The poems in this book, which originally appeared in German under the title \u003ci\u003eLoops\u003c\/i\u003e, take the reader on a tour of Paris, Chicago, Hamburg, and Moscow as they explore childhood, travel, and the human experience. Unsettling our expectations about adulthood, the book permeates the quotidian with a disquieting strangeness that leads us deeper into our own lives and histories. Göritz's sly humor, keen insight, and artistry are brought to the fore in Bang's careful and innovative translation, allowing an English-language audience to enter fully the intricate interiority of Göritz's work.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMATTHIAS GÖRITZ\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, translator, and novelist. He has written four poetry collections, \u003ci\u003eLoops\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePools\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTools\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSpools\u003c\/i\u003e; three novels, including \u003ci\u003eDer kurze Traum des Jakob Voss\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Brief Dream of Jakob Voss\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003ci\u003eParker\u003c\/i\u003e; and three novellas. He has received the Hamburg Literature Prize, the Mara Cassens Prize, the Robert Gernhardt Prize, and the William Gass Award. He teaches at Washington University in St. Louis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARY JO BANG\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight books of poetry--including \u003ci\u003eElegy: Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the National Book Critics Circle Award--and the translator of Dante's \u003ci\u003eInferno\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Henrik Drescher, and \u003ci\u003ePurgatorio\u003c\/i\u003e. She has received a Hodder Fellowship from Princeton University, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a Berlin Prize Fellowship. She teaches creative writing at Washington University in St. Louis.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.6 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765750694176,"sku":"9780810145818","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b9056d74ae7d7b101ed711364379a63b.webp?v=1780278817","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/colonies-of-paradise-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}