{"product_id":"take-me-to-stavanger-poems-9780822967163","title":"Take Me to Stavanger: Poems","description":"Translated by Andrew Wachtel Amid the din of Russia's patriotic sentiments and Instagram instants, is there any room left for the voice of a poet? Despite the many entertainments and distractions of modern life, Anzhelina Polonskaya's spare but cutting poems in \u003ci\u003eTake Me to Stavanger\u003c\/i\u003e declare a wholehearted \"Yes.\" This bilingual Russian-English volume makes a refuge for the poet and her readers, plumbing the depths of contemporary melancholy and ennui. Beautifully crafted idiosyncratic dissections of a strong individual who refuses to go along with the currents of popular culture or political jingoism invite readers to slow down and pay attention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnzhelina Polonskaya\u003c\/b\u003e is a Russian writer and artist from Malakhovka, a small town near Moscow. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Voice, To the Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePaul Klee's Boat\u003c\/i\u003e, all of which were translated into English by Andrew Wachtel. Her poetry has also been translated into German, Dutch, Slovenian, Latvian, and Spanish. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Wachtel\u003c\/b\u003e is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He translates from Russian, Bosnian\/Croatian\/Serbian, and Slovene. His translation of Anzhelina Polonskaya's \u003ci\u003ePaul Klee's Boat\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the PEN Award for Poetry in Translation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Pittsburgh Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50535173357842,"sku":"9780822967163","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5f3d24fe-3136-400f-aa0e-706031838804.jpg?v=1731431312","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/take-me-to-stavanger-poems-9780822967163","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}