{"product_id":"rilke-shake-anglica-freitas-9781939419545","title":"Rilke Shake","description":"\u003ci\u003eRilke Shake\u003c\/i\u003e's title, a pun on milkshake, means in Portuguese just what it does in English. With frenetic humor and linguistic innovation, Angélica Freitas constructs a temple of delight to celebrate her own literary canon. In this whirlwind debut collection, first published in Portuguese in 2007, Gertrude Stein passes gas in her bathtub, a sushi chef cries tears of Suntory Whisky, and Ezra Pound is kept \"insane in a cage in pisa.\" Hilary Kaplan's translation is as contemporary and lyrical as the Portuguese-language original, a considerable feat considering the collection's breakneck pace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2016 BEST TRANSLATED BOOK AWARD!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2016 NATIONAL TRANSLATION AWARD!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE 2016 PEN POETRY TRANSLATION PRIZE!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"No fabled saudade here, but the sound of an ocarina underwater in the Orinoco.\" --Paul Hoover \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wry, painfully funny and moving, Kaplan's translation captures the formal invention and deadpan beauty of the original perfectly.\" --Sasha Dugdale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Angélica Freitas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1939419549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781939419545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Phoneme Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.90w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Literary Award - Finalist","brand":"Angélica Freitas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983882584319,"sku":"9781939419545","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_55c294b1-466f-4795-84ff-5971c9931d0f.jpg?v=1683269269","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rilke-shake-anglica-freitas-9781939419545","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}