{"product_id":"distant-transit-maja-haderlap-9781953861160","title":"Distant Transit: Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a groundbreaking Slovenian-Austrian poet comes an evocative, captivating collection on searching for home in a landscape burdened with violent history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt its core, \u003ci\u003eDistant Transit\u003c\/i\u003e is an ode to survival, building a monument to traditions and lives lost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInfused with movement, Maja Haderlap's \u003ci\u003eDistant Transit\u003c\/i\u003e traverses Slovenia's scenic landscape and violent history, searching for a sense of place within its ever-shifting boundaries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAvoiding traditional forms and pronounced rhythms, Haderlap unleashes a flow of evocative, captivating passages whose power lies in their associative richness and precision of expression, vividly conjuring Slovenia's natural world--its rolling meadows, snow-capped alps, and sparkling Adriatic coast. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBelonging to the Slovene ethnic minority and its inherited, transgenerational trauma, Haderlap explores the burden of history and the prolonged aftershock of conflict--warm, lavish pastoral passages conceal dark memories, and musings on the way language can create and dissolve borders reveal a deep longing for a sense of home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maja Haderlap\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1953861164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953861160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archipelago Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.69h x 5.67w x 0.39d","brand":"Maja Haderlap","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993838813439,"sku":"9781953861160","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e5f567b-cb13-47a9-8934-2a4febb98e27.jpg?v=1683326615","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/distant-transit-maja-haderlap-9781953861160","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}