{"product_id":"the-cosmopolitan-paperback","title":"The Cosmopolitan - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonna Stonecipher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA National Poetry Series winner, chosen by John Yau\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese poems spin tales of traveling in a world both romantic and politicized, a world miniaturized by globalization and haunted by the figure of the cosmopolitan, who is aware of its saturated history, yet inspired by the knowledge that nostalgia is merely \"memory decayed to sugar.\" In the kingdom of Donna Stonecipher's imagination, \"a story is always forming to adorn reality,\" and the fall of the Eastern bloc is reenacted the night \"the girl with the DDR bag met the boy with the CCCP T-shirt.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonna Stonecipher \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Reservoir \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSouvenir de Constantinople\u003c\/i\u003e. She grew up in Seattle and Tehran and makes her home both here and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonna Stonecipher, the author of two previous poetry collections, The Reservoir and Souvenir de Constantinople, also translates poetry and prose from French and German. She grew up in Seattle and Tehran and has lived in New York, Paris, Prague, Iowa City, and Berlin. She is currently studying in Athens, Georgia, and lives part-time in Seattle and Berlin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 87\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.9 x 7.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771496169760,"sku":"9781566892216","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4f486a7d50982faa7b69506fd7d80962.webp?v=1780387625","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-cosmopolitan-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}