{"product_id":"alphabet-inger-christensen-9780811214773","title":"Alphabet","description":"Awarded the American-Scandinavian PEN Translation Prize by Michael Hamburger, Susanna Nied's translation of \u003cem\u003ealphabet\u003c\/em\u003e introduces Inger Christensen's poetry to US readers for the first time. Born in 1935, Inger Christensen is Denmark's best known poet. Her award-winning \u003cem\u003ealphabet\u003c\/em\u003e is based structurally on Fibonacci's sequence (a mathematical sequence in which each number is the sum of the two previous numbers), in combination with the alphabet. The gorgeous poetry herein reflects a complex philosophical background, yet has a visionary quality, discovering the metaphysical in the simple stuff of everyday life. In \u003cem\u003ealphabet\u003c\/em\u003e, Christensen creates a framework of psalm-like forms that unfold like expanding universes, while crystallizing both the beauty and the potential for destruction that permeate our times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Inger Christensen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081121477X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811214773\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.06h x 5.26w x 0.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/12\/2001 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/11\/2001","brand":"Inger Christensen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051813794047,"sku":"9780811214773","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f15567ec-f074-4957-a747-3ac21b86ee11.jpg?v=1685015322","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alphabet-inger-christensen-9780811214773","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}