{"product_id":"distant-transit-poems-paperback","title":"Distant Transit: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaja Haderlap\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTess Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a groundbreaking Slovenian-Austrian poet comes an evocative, captivating collection on searching for home in a landscape burdened with violent history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt its core, \u003ci\u003eDistant Transit\u003c\/i\u003e is an ode to survival, building a monument to traditions and lives lost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInfused with movement, Maja Haderlap's \u003ci\u003eDistant Transit\u003c\/i\u003e traverses Slovenia's scenic landscape and violent history, searching for a sense of place within its ever-shifting boundaries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAvoiding traditional forms and pronounced rhythms, Haderlap unleashes a flow of evocative, captivating passages whose power lies in their associative richness and precision of expression, vividly conjuring Slovenia's natural world--its rolling meadows, snow-capped alps, and sparkling Adriatic coast. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBelonging to the Slovene ethnic minority and its inherited, transgenerational trauma, Haderlap explores the burden of history and the prolonged aftershock of conflict--warm, lavish pastoral passages conceal dark memories, and musings on the way language can create and dissolve borders reveal a deep longing for a sense of home.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaja Haderlap\u003c\/b\u003e is a Slovenian-German Austrian writer and translator. She studied German language and literature at the University of Vienna and has a PhD in Theatre Studies. She has published volumes of poetry and essays in Slovenian and German, and translations from Slovenian. Haderlap was awarded the Ingeborg-Bachmann-Preis and the Rauriser Literaturpreis for her debut novel \u003ci\u003eEngel des Vergessens\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eAngel of Oblivion\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTess Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator from German and French and an Advisory Editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Hudson Review\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been awarded translation grants from PEN America and PEN UK, an NEA Translation Fellowship, and a Max Geilinger Translation Grant for her translation of Philippe Jaccottet. She also writes essays on European literature for numerous literary journals including \u003ci\u003eThe New Criterion, The Hudson Review, World Literature Today, The American Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBookforum\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 6.69 x 5.67 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767347183904,"sku":"9781953861160","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/03d7716c2feaca04334034e51d8c424e.webp?v=1780309605","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/distant-transit-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}