{"product_id":"dear-ms-schubert-ewa-lipska-9780691207483","title":"Dear Ms. Schubert: Poems by Ewa Lipska","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first complete English translation of Ewa Lipska's exciting \"Dear Ms. Schubert\" poems\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEwa Lipska is one of Europe's most compelling and important poets, but relatively little of her recent work has been translated into English. A Polish-English bilingual edition, \u003ci\u003eDear Ms. Schubert\u003c\/i\u003e is the first complete collection of her remarkable poetic postcards addressed to \"Ms. Schubert,\" a mysterious contemporary European everywoman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by a certain Mr. Schmetterling (\"Mr. Butterfly\"), these brief, intimate poems are by turns philosophical, political, and playfully erotic. Combining subversive wit and surrealist imagery, they slowly reveal the contours of a shared secret life played out against a turbulent historical backdrop--a relationship that strikes a precarious balance between deep cultural skepticism and authentic love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing the original Polish text and the English translation on facing pages, \u003ci\u003eDear Ms. Schubert\u003c\/i\u003e is a highly original and appealing book from a poet who richly deserves a wide English-language readership.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ewa Lipska\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691207488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691207483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Ewa Lipska","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047216509183,"sku":"9780691207483","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cc020461-1257-4312-b301-8d9fd5b70eb4.jpg?v=1684988927","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dear-ms-schubert-ewa-lipska-9780691207483","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}