{"product_id":"la-cuento-mundo-the-world-doreen-stock-9781968610234","title":"La Cuento-Mundo \/ The World Counting","description":"\u003cem\u003ePoems by Gabriela Mistral\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranslated by Doreen Stock\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally written in Spanish by Chilean, Nobel Prize winning poet, Gabriela Mistral, and now translated by Doreen Stock, these poems speak to a newborn baby of the elemental things of our world, touching on the most powerful forces in the universe: light, water, air, fire. Deceptively simple, they call forth what it means to be human, to be born human, and to live in the midst of profound mystery touching the core of existence.\u003c\/p\u003eEARLY PRAISE: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm so grateful for these wonderful translations of Gabriela Mistral's strange, loving poems to a newly born child. They are deep with mysterious imagery and tenderness, and these versions are a great contribution to our understanding of one of the finest 20th century poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-MATTHEW ZAPRUDER, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Love Hearing Your Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e and \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Continue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a poetry collection to read slowly and savor whenever one needs a reminder of life's beauty. Stock's love of language and her deep sense of the sacred shine through on every page as time pauses before the miracle of new life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-ELANA ROSEN-BROWN, Rabbi, Congregation Rodef Shalom, San Rafael, CA \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoreen Stock delivers the brilliance of Gabriela Mistral in the ways only a great translator can, one intimately connected not only at the level of the word, but the syllable, the very clay from which Mistral draws her breath to form this litany of fire, of loam, this \u003cem\u003etrembling halfway between the body and the soul\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-MARCELO CASTILLO HERNANDEZ, \u003cem\u003eCenzontle \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eChildren of the Land\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Doreen Stock,Gabriela Mistral\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1968610235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781968610234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poetry Box\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.14d","brand":"Doreen Stock","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852962345215,"sku":"9781968610234","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/la-cuento-mundo-the-world-doreen-stock-9781968610234","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}