{"product_id":"nabi-josep-carner-9780856463303","title":"Nabi","description":"Josep Carner's \u003ci\u003eNabí \u003c\/i\u003eis a masterpiece of modern Catalan poetry. Based on the biblical story of Jonah, it is essentially a Christian poem, though it is scathing about the effects of religious perversion. In the widest sense a poem about the limits of rationality, it is a triumph of language - of a language which Carner helped to establish as a vehicle for serious poetry. This bilingual edition is introduced by the noted Catalan expert Arthur Terry. Josep Carner (1884-1970) was one of the leading members of a brilliant generation of Catalan poets. His work extends from the early years of the century to the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War. J.L. Gili (1907-1998) was born in Barcelona and lived in England from 1934. A scholar, translator, publisher and bookseller, Joan Gili ran the Dolphin Book Company in Oxford for many years, and was well known as the translator of \u003ci\u003eLorca's Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (Penguin).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Josep Carner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0856463302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780856463303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anvil Press Poetry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.45w x 0.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Notes and Reprints\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/24\/2001 pg. 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2001 pg. 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2002 pg. 1913\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/24\/2001","brand":"Josep Carner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926650749183,"sku":"9780856463303","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f2a3a569-32fd-4bcd-baf4-a0440fd49b93.jpg?v=1681084255","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nabi-josep-carner-9780856463303","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}