{"product_id":"9780544356986","title":"The Book for My Brother","description":"This collection of poems from Tomaž Šalamun is exuberant, ambitious, and full of surprises. Here the devil is encountered and understood-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI see the devil's head, people, I see his whole body . . . \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ehe longs for innocence, as we do. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHere the poet juggles many tones, languages, and countries. Desire is evoked as both frustrating and exhilarating-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI'm watered by longing, knocking my\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ehead into the wall, on the ground, or I burn, burn,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efolded up on the couch.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd memory comes back to remind us of the laws and experiences of childhood-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOnce again you are let loose in the sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eonly after five o'clock in the afternoon to take\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ea dose of sunlight like the ticking of the clock.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At once daring and clear-voiced, The Book for My Brother is an extraordinary achievement.","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104195723504,"sku":"9780544356986","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780544356986_p0.jpg?v=1763712760","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780544356986","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}