{"product_id":"nettles-vzsnus-khoury-ghata-9781555974879","title":"Nettles: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe new collection by the Lebanese poet Vénus Khoury-Ghata, the author of She Says, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eit could only have been elsewhere\u003cbr\u003ethe sun's anger overturned the country\u003cbr\u003emen who came from the wounded side of the river knocked\u003cbr\u003eon our borders\u003cbr\u003eI say men so as not to say locusts\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e --from \"Nettles\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eNettles\u003c\/i\u003e, Vénus Khoury-Ghata brings her impulses for lyric poetry and for stark narrative together into four enchanting sequences. Each confronts the realities of womanhood, immigration, and cultural conflict with an imagination and history born from both the Arabic and French languages. Masterfully translated by\u003cbr\u003eMarilyn Hacker, \u003ci\u003eNettles \u003c\/i\u003egives American readers this utterly original, indispensable poetry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vénus Khoury-Ghata\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1555974872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555974879\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.35h x 5.83w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2008 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/17\/2007","brand":"Vénus Khoury-Ghata","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48485616091391,"sku":"9781555974879","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_57226ecb-40a5-4764-9a86-1459379acb9a.jpg?v=1778050404","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nettles-vzsnus-khoury-ghata-9781555974879","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}