{"product_id":"unreconciled-poems-1991-2013-a-bilingual-edition-9780374538071","title":"Unreconciled: Poems 1991-2013; A Bilingual Edition","description":"\u003ch2\u003eUnreconciled: Poems 1991-2013 by Michel Houellebecq - A Bilingual Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected poems from the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eSubmission\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Elementary Particles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA shimmering selection of poems chosen from four collections of one of France's most exciting authors, \u003ci\u003eUnreconciled\u003c\/i\u003e shines a fresh light on Michel Houellebecq and reveals the radical singularity of his work. Drawing on themes that are similar to the ones in his novels, these poems are a journey into the depths of individual experience and universal passions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA Narrative Journey Through Five Parts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDivided into five parts, \u003ci\u003eUnreconciled\u003c\/i\u003e forms a narrative of love, hopelessness, catastrophe, dedication, and—ultimately—redemption. In a world of supermarkets and public transportation, indifferent landscapes and lonely nights, Houellebecq manages to find traces of divine grace even as he exposes our inexorable decline into chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eContemporary Verse in the Tradition of Baudelaire\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTold through forms and rhythms that are both ancient and new, with language steeped in the everyday, \u003ci\u003eUnreconciled\u003c\/i\u003e stands in the tradition of Baudelaire while making a bold new claim on contemporary verse. It reveals that in addition to his work as an incisive novelist, Houellebecq is one of our most perceptive poets with a vision of our era that brims with tensions that cannot—and will not—be reconciled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBilingual Format for Deeper Understanding\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis bilingual edition presents the poems in both French and English, allowing readers to experience the original language alongside the English translation by Gavin Bowd, a writer and translator who has worked with Houellebecq on multiple projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichel Houellebecq is a French novelist, poet, and literary critic. His novels include the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eSubmission\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Elementary Particles\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Map and the Territory\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2010 Prix Goncourt. He lives in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Translator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGavin Bowd is a writer and translator who has worked with Houellebecq on a number of books. He is a senior lecturer and head of the Department of Modern Languages at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680561205522,"sku":"9780374538071","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_75bbb1b2-ab72-41b7-baaa-e625ed3cb113.jpg?v=1734922784","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/unreconciled-poems-1991-2013-a-bilingual-edition-9780374538071","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}