{"product_id":"9781589880931","title":"The Selected Poetry of Gabriel Zaid","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Gabriel Zaid . . . is a jewel of Latin American letters, which is no small thing to be. Read him—you'll see.\"—Paul Berman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first appearance in English of the poetry of Gabriel Zaid, this book comprises forty-two poems (in both English and the original Spanish), translated by a variety of English-speaking poets. Renowned in Mexico as one of his country's leading writers, Zaid has published two books in English, \u003ci\u003eSo Many Books\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Secret of Fame\u003c\/i\u003e (both from Paul Dry Books).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eLate Again\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Eliot Weinberger\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eIt's so hard to coordinate:\u003cbr\u003e• ne hand over your head\u003cbr\u003elike a halo\u003cbr\u003ethe other\u003cbr\u003eperpendicular\u003cbr\u003eto your navel.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eNevertheless it's a universal law:\u003cbr\u003epeople begin soaping\u003cbr\u003eat their bellies\u003cbr\u003ewhile other worlds\u003cbr\u003eturn around in their heads.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThink with your stomach,\u003cbr\u003esaid the happy Buddha.\u003cbr\u003eBut we\u003cbr\u003eruminate with our heads.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eGabriel Zaid\u003c\/b\u003e 's poetry, essays, social and cultural criticism, and business writings have been widely published throughout the Spanish-speaking world. He lives in Mexico City, Mexico, with the artist Basia Batorska, her paintings, three cats, and ten thousand books. Paul Dry Books has published his \u003ci\u003eSo Many Books\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Secret of Fame\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dry, Paul Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057382015216,"sku":"9781589880931","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781589880931_p0.jpg?v=1763802316","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781589880931","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}