{"product_id":"america-fernando-valverde-9781556596223","title":"America: Bilingual Edition","description":"\"Valverde's sharp meditation on the state of mind of a nation reeling from its historical contradictions and moral failings is startling...Forché's consummate translation and instructive introduction provide a\u003cbr\u003emap to help readers navigate this powerful book.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Fernando Valverde's \u003ci\u003eAmérica, \u003c\/i\u003e \"sorrow is ancient.\" Mournfully lyrical, politically sharp, with a sweeping view of American roots, dysfunctions, and ideals--as if from above, and yet also from within--this is a book that deconstructs the legacy of empire. From the Mississippi River to Fulton Avenue, from slavery to \"lone wolf\" shooters, Valverde grieves but does not wince away from all that is lost to greed and a culture of violence, painting an urgent portrait of \"the thirst of America \/ a smile satisfied to death.\" Valverde is widely regarded as one of the most important younger Spanish-language poets. Here his vibrant voice and convictions are translated and introduced by Carolyn Forché, herself a world-renowned poet of witness. Bilingual, with Spanish originals and English translations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fernando Valverde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1556596227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781556596223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Copper Canyon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2021 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2021 pg. 85","brand":"Fernando Valverde","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053880144127,"sku":"9781556596223","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_88547807-ee87-4a19-87aa-47b668757072.jpg?v=1685026761","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/america-fernando-valverde-9781556596223","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}