{"product_id":"initial-coordinates-hardcover","title":"Initial Coordinates - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarina Veverec\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eMonika Herceg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInitial Coordinates\u003c\/i\u003e meditates on Monika Herceg's earliest childhood memories in a small rural village near Petrinja in central Croatia as war breaks out in the 1990s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It can be read as a magical realist novel in verse, exploring the history of a family through financial hardships, domestic violence, animal abuse, and the overall decline of village life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing directly on Croatian mythology, this bold, unforgettable work mimics oral traditions, reflecting the people whose lives helped shape Herceg's voice and perspective, one very much rooted in the resilience of nature's rhythms.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarina Veverec\u003c\/b\u003e is a student of literary translation at the University of Zadar, Croatia. Her translations have appeared or are forthcoming in\u003ci\u003e Denver Quarterly, Exchanges, Poetry International Web, Asymptote, Verseville, Harvard Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Words Without Borders\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonika Herceg\u003c\/b\u003e, born in 1990, is the author of three poetry collections, including the widely acclaimed \u003ci\u003ePocetne koordinate (Initial Coordinates\u003c\/i\u003e, SKUD Ivan Goran Kovacic, 2018), \u003ci\u003eLovostaj (Closed Season\u003c\/i\u003e, Jesenski i Turk, 2019), and \u003ci\u003eVrijeme prije jezika (The Time Before the Tongue\u003c\/i\u003e, Fraktura, 2020). She has received six national prizes, most notably the Goran for Young Poets and the Fran Galovic Prize. English-language translations of her work have appeared in \u003ci\u003eDenver Quarterly, Exchanges, Asymptote, Harvard Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 86\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42158594359431,"sku":"9789533513720","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a37e74a1f6439c06c952e07574b22f9a.webp?v=1733260030","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/initial-coordinates-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}