{"product_id":"selected-translations-paperback-2","title":"Selected Translations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eW. S. Merwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of W.S. Merwin's translations is a deeply worthy book, beautifully produced, and meant to last as a physical object and cultural offering.--\u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNone surpass him. This \u003ci\u003eSelected Translations\u003c\/i\u003e is amazing in scope, mastery, themes, artistry, imagination: a testimony to a lifetime of consequential work.--\u003ci\u003eThree Percent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn absorbing experience that resonates with a multitude of cultural viewpoints and traditions, spanning centuries of human history. An astonishing tour de force.--\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelected Translations\u003c\/i\u003e is the lifework from one of America's greatest poets and translators. Dedicated to the art of translation since his undergraduate years at Princeton, W.S. Merwin achieved an unmatched oeurve of translated poems from every corner of the earth, from dozens of languages. This massive achievement is an essential volume for every library, public and private.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBasho's Tomb at Konpuku-ji Temple\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYosa Buson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI will die too\u003cbr\u003elet me be a dry grass flower\u003cbr\u003ehere by the monument\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the wild winter wind\u003cbr\u003ethe voice of the water is torn\u003cbr\u003efalling across the rocks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI bury the charcoal embers\u003cbr\u003ein the ashes\u003cbr\u003emy hut is covered with snow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI wear this hood\u003cbr\u003erather than look as though\u003cbr\u003eI belonged to the drifting world\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eW.S. Merwin\u003c\/b\u003e won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry twice, most recently for \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of Sirius\u003c\/i\u003e, and the National Book Award for \u003ci\u003eMigration: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e. Author and translator of over fifty books, Mr. Merwin lives in Hawaii and France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eW.S. Merwin: W.S. Merwin, U.S. Poet Laureate from 2010-11, won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry twice, most recently for The Shadow of Sirius (Copper Canyon, 2009), and the National Book Award for Migration: New and Selected Poems (Copper Canyon, 2005). Author and translator of over fifty books, Mr. Merwin lives in Hawaii and France. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 420\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.6 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771608203552,"sku":"9781556594373","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d07e4569de80633f19b91e48300e8865.webp?v=1780389449","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/selected-translations-paperback-2","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}