{"product_id":"diary-of-one-who-vanished-seamus-heaney-9780374139230","title":"Diary of One Who Vanished: A Song Cycle by Leos Janacek of Poems by Ozef Kalda","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Cycle of Love Songs Translated by the Nobel Laureate \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Dappled woodland light, \u003cbr\u003eSpring well chill and bright, \u003cbr\u003eEyes like stars at night, \u003cbr\u003eOpen knees so white.\u003cbr\u003eFour things death itself won't cover, \u003cbr\u003eUnforgettable forever.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1917, while reading his local newspaper, the Czech composer Leos Janacek discovered the poems that he was to set to music in his song cycle \u003ci\u003eDiary of One Who Vanished\u003c\/i\u003e. Written by Ozef Kalda and published anonymously, they tell the story of a farmer's boy who abandons his home because he has fallen in love with a Gypsy. These new English versions by Seamus Heaney were commissioned by the English National Opera for a series of international performances, which opened in Dublin in October 1999.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Seamus Heaney,Ozef Kalda,Leos Janacek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374139237\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374139230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.95h x 5.21w x 0.17d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2000 pg. 996\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/14\/2000 pg. 349\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2000 pg. 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/09\/2000","brand":"Seamus Heaney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47579533672703,"sku":"9780374139230","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2fd4035e-6360-42f2-835e-e18336173619.jpg?v=1763874848","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/diary-of-one-who-vanished-seamus-heaney-9780374139230","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}