{"product_id":"the-poems-of-octavio-paz-9780811227568","title":"The Poems of Octavio Paz","description":"\u003cem\u003eThe Poems of Octavio Paz\u003c\/em\u003e is the first retrospective collection of Paz's poetry to span his entire writing career from his first published poem, at age seventeen, to his magnificent last poem. This landmark bilingual edition contains many poems that have never been translated into English before, plus new translations based on Paz's final revisions. Assiduously edited by Eliot Weinberger--who has been translating Paz for over forty years--\u003cem\u003eThe Poems of Octavio Paz\u003c\/em\u003e also includes translations by the poet-luminaries Elizabeth Bishop, Paul Blackburn, Denise Levertov, Muriel Rukeyser, and Charles Tomlinson. Readers will also find Weinberger's capsule biography of Paz, as well as notes on many poems in Paz's own words, taken from various interviews he gave throughout his long and singular life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaz, Octavio:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eOctavio Paz\u003c\/strong\u003e (1914-1998) was born in Mexico City. He wrote many volumes of poetry, as well as a prolific body of remarkable works of nonfiction on subjects as varied as poetics, literary and art criticism, politics, culture, and Mexican history. He was awarded the Jerusalem Prize in 1977, the Cervantes Prize in 1981, and the Neustadt Prize in 1982. He received the German Peace Prize for his political work, and finally, the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1990.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeinberger, Eliot:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eEliot Weinberger\u003c\/strong\u003e is an essayist, editor, and translator. He lives in New York City.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBishop, Elizabeth:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Bishop\u003c\/strong\u003e (February 8, 1911 - October 6, 1979) was an American poet and short-story writer. She was Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1949 to 1950, the Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry in 1956, the National Book Award winner in 1970, and the recipient of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1976.\"\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613340012818,"sku":"9780811227568","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bdbdde89-ea23-498b-8f6e-cbbf7446011b.jpg?v=1732396591","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-poems-of-octavio-paz-9780811227568","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}