{"product_id":"of-no-country-i-know-david-ferry-9780226244877","title":"Of No Country I Know: New and Selected Poems and Translations","description":"David Ferry's \u003ci\u003eOf No Country I Know: New and Selected Poems and Translations\u003c\/i\u003e provides a wonderful gathering of the work of one of the great American poetic voices of the twentieth century. It brings together his new poems and translations, collected here for the first time; his books \u003ci\u003eStrangers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDwelling Places\u003c\/i\u003e in their entirety; selections from his first book, \u003ci\u003eOn the Way to the Island\u003c\/i\u003e; and selections from his celebrated translations of the Babylonian epic \u003ci\u003eGilgamesh\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eOdes of Horace\u003c\/i\u003e, and of Virgil's \u003ci\u003eEclogues\u003c\/i\u003e. This is Ferry's fullest and most resonant book, demonstrating the depth and breadth of forty years of a life in poetry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Though Ferry is perhaps best known for his eloquent translations of Horace and Virgil, \"Of No Country I Know\" demonstrates that he deserves acclaim for his own poetry as well.\"--Carmela Ciuraru, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Ferry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226244873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226244877\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.49h x 6.14w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e New Yorker Book - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Boston Book Review - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/27\/1999 pg. 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/16\/2000 pg. 23","brand":"David Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44583702921471,"sku":"9780226244877","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3c02dae8-4884-44e8-80e1-936a88aeb9cd.jpg?v=1701883091","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/of-no-country-i-know-david-ferry-9780226244877","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}