{"product_id":"amorgos-nikos-gatsos-9780856463020","title":"Amorgos","description":"Nikos Gatsos's profoundly mysterious and magnetic poem  \u003ci\u003eAmorgos\u003c\/i\u003e', named after a Greek island he never visited and written during the Nazi occupation, is the single work on which his reputation rests. It is a wonderful incantation on the theme of loss and hope - a unique blend of surrealism, symbolism and folk song - lyrical and erotic, sometimes celebratory, sometimes bitter. It was much admired by the Nobel laureates Odysseus Elytis and George Seferis, and was hugely influential on the postwar generation of Greek poets. However, after its publication in 1943, Gatsos abandoned poetry, and wrote only popular songs, for which he was later renowned. Nikos Gatsos was born in Arcadia in 1914, and educated in Athens from the age of 16, studying Literature, Philosophy and History at Athens University. Well versed in English, French and Spanish, he translated poetry and plays by Lorca, O'Neill, Strindberg, Lope de Vega, Genet and Tennessee Williams into Greek. He died in 1992. Sally Purcell (1944-1998) was the author of  \u003ci\u003eThe Holly Queen\u003c\/i\u003e' (1971),  Dark of Day' (1977) and  Fossil Unicorn' (1997), all published by Anvil. A specialist in mediaeval literature, she edited selections of George Peele and Charles d'Orléans and was the translator of a selection of Provençal Poems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nikos Gatsos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0856463027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780856463020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anvil Press Poetry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2004\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 7.12h x 6.02w x 0.28d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/1999 pg. 1913","brand":"Nikos Gatsos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47135256412415,"sku":"9780856463020","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f25b37aa-54c4-4dac-9836-f9db51080976.jpg?v=1755009602","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/amorgos-nikos-gatsos-9780856463020","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}