{"product_id":"recital-of-the-dark-verses-paperback","title":"Recital of the Dark Verses - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLuis Felipe Fabre\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHeather Cleary\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA road novel, a coming-of-age tale, and a raunchy slapstick comedy that tells-in careening, charismatic prose--the (true) story of the theft of the body of Saint John of the Cross.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn August 1592, a bailiff and his two assistants arrive at the monastery of Úbeda, with the secret task of transferring the remains of Saint John of the Cross, the great Carmelite poet and mystic, to his final abode. When they exhume him, they find the saint's body as incorrupt and fresh as when he died.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThus commences a series of adventures and misfortunes populated by characters that seem to be drawn from mythology. Luis Felipe Fabre masterfully incorporates Saint John's verses into his prose, as if the saint had prophesied the delirium that would surround his own posthumous transfer. This funny, highly entertaining novel manages to honor the mystical poetry of the Carmelite while inviting the reader to reflect on issues such as the sacred and the profane, the body and the soul, and spiritual (as well as carnal) ecstasy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuis Felipe Fabre\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and critic based in Mexico City. He has published six volumes of essays and poetry, and curated the Poesía en Voz Alta (Poetry out loud) Festival and \u003ci\u003eTodos los originales serán destruidos\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eAll originals will be destroyed\u003c\/i\u003e), an exhibition of contemporary art by poets. He is a recipient of the Punto de partida and José Revueltas prizes, as well as grants National Fund for Culture and the 2 Arts; his works in English include \u003ci\u003eSor Juana and Other Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWriting with Caca\u003c\/i\u003e, both translated by JD Pluecker. \u003ci\u003eRecital of the Dark Verses\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he was awarded the prestigious Elena Poniatowska Prize, is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeather Cleary\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning translator whose work with the poetry and prose of writers including Fernanda Trías, Brenda Lozano, Roque Larraquy, Sergio Chejfec, and Oliverio Girondo has been recognized by English PEN, the National Book Foundation, and the BTBA, among others. A member of the Cedilla \u0026amp; Co. translation collective, she has served as a judge for numerous national translation prizes. She teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Translator's Visibility: Scenes from Contemporary Latin American Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury 2021).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764830372128,"sku":"9781646052790","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6cc4d46a5d8f341a6d62ccb4511d175a.webp?v=1780255925","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/recital-of-the-dark-verses-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}