{"product_id":"lodgings-paperback","title":"Lodgings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrzej Sosnowski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Paloff\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike absolute music . . . Even a cursory reading reveals Sosnowski the linguist, the religious Sosnowski, Sosnowski the jokester, the dead-serious Sosnowski-as-economist.--Adam Wiedemann\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLodgings is the first representative selection of Sosnowski's work available in English. Spanning his entire career, from the publication of Life in Korea in 1992 to his newest poems, this is a book whose approach to language, literature, and the representation of experience is simultaneously resonant and strange--a cocktail party where lowlifes and sophisticates hobnob with French theorists and British glam rockers, unsettling us with the hard accuracy of their pronouncements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the foremost Polish poets of his generation, Andrzej Sosnowski's work demonstrates a dazzling range of influences and echoes, from Ronald Firbank and Raymond Roussel to John Ashbery and Elizabeth Bishop. Also an influential editor and critic, he has received most of the literary honors available to poets in Poland, including the prestigious Silesius Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrzej Sosnowski\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, translator, and essayist. He has received many literary prizes for his collections, including the Koscielski Foundation Prize and the Kazimiera Illakowiczówna Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Paloff\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, and has translated several books from Polish--most recently, Marek Bienczyk's \u003ci\u003eTransparency.\u003c\/i\u003e He edits poetry and criticism at \u003ci\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/i\u003e and teaches at the University of Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 163\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.47 x 5.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42165315436679,"sku":"9781934824320","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0cb2b68862fa216034acdb0ab51a7f08.webp?v=1733312659","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/lodgings-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}