{"product_id":"music-for-bamboo-strings-msica-para-cuerdas-de-bamb-9798987926451","title":"Music for Bamboo Strings: M?sica Para Cuerdas de Bamb?","description":"Intimate conversations, soliloquies, patches of burned diaries, existential definitions of beauty, pain, or personal discovery come together in\u003ci\u003e Music for Bamboo Strings\u003c\/i\u003e. A subtle tapestry of music imbues the story and cinematography of each poem. This bilingual collection by Cuban-American poet Carlos Pintado has been masterfully translated by Lawrence Schimel, a recipient of the 2023 Sundial Literary Translation Award. \u003ci\u003eM?sica para cuerdas de bamb?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMusic for Bamboo Strings\u003c\/i\u003e is a lyric journey through several cultures and themes: a reinterpretation of Kawabata's \u003ci\u003eSnow Country\u003c\/i\u003e or Vincent van Gogh's \u003ci\u003eWheatfields with Crows\u003c\/i\u003e, for instance. These poems also evoke Pintado's quieter moments, while he's subdued by flickering flames in the small hours or captivated by a fleeting face in a crowd. \u003ci\u003eMusic for Bamboo Strings\u003c\/i\u003e is a territory of fear and beauty that wonders what may be revealed through poetry and plots an emotional cartography of paths that might be followed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarlos Pintado (born 1974 in Cuba) received the Paz Prize for Poetry for his book \u003ci\u003eNine Coins\/Nueve Monedas\u003c\/i\u003e, the Sant Jordi International Prize for Poetry for \u003ci\u003eAutorretrato en azul\u003c\/i\u003e, and was a finalist for the Adonais Prize for \u003ci\u003eEl azar y los tesoros\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lawrence Schimel is a prolific translator of poetry, prose fiction, and children's books. Schimel is also an accomplished writer, translator, and anthologist. His work, which frequently deals with gay and lesbian themes as well as matters of Jewish identity, often falls into the genres of science fiction and fantasy and takes the form of both poetry and prose for adults and for children. He has won the Lambda literary award (twice), among other honors.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sundial House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50612357202194,"sku":"9798987926451","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9bfb51ad-a124-4e9a-b8d0-008901defa66.jpg?v=1732373670","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/music-for-bamboo-strings-msica-para-cuerdas-de-bamb-9798987926451","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}