{"product_id":"9780856463303","title":"Nabi","description":"\u003cbr\u003eJosep Carner's \u003ci\u003eNabí \u003c\/i\u003eis a masterpiece of modern Catalan poetry. Based on the biblical story of Jonah, it is essentially a Christian poem, though it is scathing about the effects of religious perversion. In the widest sense a poem about the limits of rationality, it is a triumph of language - of a language which Carner helped to establish as a vehicle for serious poetry. This bilingual edition is introduced by the noted Catalan expert Arthur Terry.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eJosep Carner (1884-1970) was one of the leading members of a brilliant generation of Catalan poets. His work extends from the early years of the century to the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eJ.L. Gili (1907-1998) was born in Barcelona and lived in England from 1934. A scholar, translator, publisher and bookseller, Joan Gili ran the Dolphin Book Company in Oxford for many years, and was well known as the translator of \u003ci\u003eLorca's Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (Penguin).","brand":"Carcanet Press, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018491347184,"sku":"9780856463303","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780856463303_p0.jpg?v=1763756099","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780856463303","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}