{"product_id":"final-matters-selected-poems-2004-2010-paperback","title":"Final Matters: Selected Poems, 2004-2010 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSzilárd Borbély\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eOttilie Mulzet\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn award-winning translator presents selections from the haunting final volumes of a leading voice in contemporary Hungarian poetry\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSzil rd Borb ly, one of the most celebrated writers to emerge from post-Communist Hungary, received numerous literary awards in his native country. In this volume, acclaimed translator Ottilie Mulzet reveals the full range and force of Borb ly's verse by bringing together generous selections from his last two books, \u003ci\u003eFinal Matters\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTo the Body\u003c\/i\u003e. The original Hungarian text is set on pages facing the English translations, and the book also features an afterword by Mulzet that places the poems in literary, historical, and biographical context. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRestless, curious, learned, and alert, Borb ly weaves into his work an unlikely mix of Hungarian folk songs, Christian and Jewish hymns, classical myths, police reports, and unsettling accounts of abortions. In her afterword, Mulzet calls this collection \"a blasphemous and fragmentary prayer book ... that challenges us to rethink the boundaries of victimhood, culpability, and our own religious and cultural definitions.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSzilárd Borbély \u003c\/b\u003e(1963-2014) wrote in a wide variety of genres. His books include the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Dispossessed \u003c\/i\u003eand the poetry collection \u003ci\u003eBerlin-Hamlet\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eOttilie Mulzet\u003c\/b\u003e is a literary critic and the translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Dispossessed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBerlin-Hamlet\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books. Her translation of the novel \u003ci\u003eSeiobo There Below\u003c\/i\u003e by László Krasznahorkai won the 2014 Best Translated Book Award. She lives in Prague.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757000360224,"sku":"9780691182438","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e639838b678acd4d0d253ee5e293ee14.webp?v=1780091342","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/final-matters-selected-poems-2004-2010-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}