{"product_id":"bright-scythe-selected-poems-by-tomas-transtr-mer","title":"Bright Scythe: Selected Poems by Tomas Transtr?mer","description":"\u003cb\u003eNewly translated bilingual English and Swedish edition of late Nobel Prize winner's \"unobtrusively unforgettable\" poetry.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTomas Transtr?mer (1931-2015), winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, is Sweden's most acclaimed poet. Known for sharp imagery, startling metaphors and deceptively simple diction, his luminous poems offer mysterious glimpses into the deepest facets of humanity, often through the lens of the natural world. These new translations by Patty Crane, presented side by side with the original Swedish, are tautly rendered and elegantly cadenced. They are also deeply informed by Crane's personal relationship with the poet and his wife during the years she lived in Sweden, where she was afforded greater insight into the nuances of his poetics and the man himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTomas G?sta Transtr?mer\u003c\/b\u003e is a Swedish writer, poet and translator, whose poetry has been translated into over 60 languages. He's acclaimed as one of the most important European writers since World War II and was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature. He died March 26, 2015 at the age of 83.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatty Crane\u003c\/b\u003e's translations of Tomas Transtr?mer's poetry have appeared in American Poetry Review, Blackbird, New Ohio Review, Poetry Daily, Poetry East, and Smartish Pace. She spent three years living in the Stockholm area of Sweden, where she worked closely with Transtr?mer and his wife, Monica.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sarabande Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50919542751506,"sku":"9781956046496","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6b60de39-a60d-4087-b504-7b44a6b24bdf.jpg?v=1738897983","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bright-scythe-selected-poems-by-tomas-transtr-mer","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}