{"product_id":"swimming-pool-9781501394874","title":"Swimming Pool","description":"\u003cp\u003eObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a former world-ranked swimmer whose journey toward naturalization and U.S. citizenship began with a swimming fellowship, Piotr Florczyk reflects on his own adventures in swimming pools while taking a closer look at artists, architects, writers, and others who have helped to cement the swimming pool's prominent and iconic role in our society and culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwimming Pool\u003c\/i\u003e explores the pool as a place where humans seek to attain the unique union between mind and body. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eObject Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePiotr Florczyk \u003c\/b\u003eis Assistant Professor of Global Literary Studies at the University of Washington, USA, and an award-winning poet and translator. His recent books include the poetry collection \u003ci\u003eFrom the Annals of Kraków\u003c\/i\u003e, which is based on the testimonies of Holocaust survivors, as well as numerous volumes of translations, including \u003ci\u003eInvisible\u003c\/i\u003e, the selected poems of Jacek Gutorow, which was named Autumn 2021 Translation Choice by Poetry Book Society in the UK. www.piotrflorczyk.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50629892800786,"sku":"9781501394874","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_533b1854-ead8-434b-89a2-b7a4742cd14b.jpg?v=1732736336","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/swimming-pool-9781501394874","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}