{"product_id":"grace-notes-jean-cocteau-9781944585129","title":"Grace Notes: Appogiatures","description":"Poetry. Art. Film. Translated from the French by Mary-Sherman Willis, these sparkling prose poems originally published by Jean Cocteau in 1953 seem written yesterday. Lively, irreverent, and surreal, each page leaves the reader breathless and laughing. Bilingual: French \/ English. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Jean Cocteau was a poet, novelist, playwright, filmmaker known for classic films such as \u003cem\u003eBeauty and the Beast \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Orpheus, \u003c\/em\u003e but whatever the genre, all of his creations were essentially poetry. In this bilingual edition of GRACE NOTES, Cocteau's wit, surrealism, and radical vision of the world are as timeless and shocking as when the book was published. And Mary-Sherman Willis's fluid translation will let you enjoy every gloriously ornamental note. --Jesse Lee Kercheval \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e GRACE NOTES was published in the early 1950s, yet how fresh, even stylish, these prose poems are today, sparkling like little jewels. They are as ephemeral as a fleeting glance, or a hint of flavor on the tongue. They move by the music of the language (French), and by Cocteau's flights of fancy as well as by his obsessions. Undoubtedly they are clever. But they are also funny and tragic. You are about to enter Cocteau's capricious world. Prepare to be dazzled. --Barbara Goldberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean Cocteau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1944585125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781944585129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Word Works\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Jean Cocteau","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43940250059007,"sku":"9781944585129","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ac44149f-2e5f-4de3-9dc9-7547097acd06.jpg?v=1681446109","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/grace-notes-jean-cocteau-9781944585129","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}