{"product_id":"the-acrobat-wislawa-szymborska-9780063494916","title":"The Acrobat: Essential Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA paperback original \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA vibrant collection of the lasting, essential work of the Nobel Prize-winning poet Wislawa Szymborska\u003cbr\u003eWislawa Szymborska's work is known for its precision, cleverness, deceptive simplicity, and the way the poet plays out domestic and human concerns against the tapestry of history. With a probing, skeptical, and witty eye, Szymborska presents readers with intellectual challenges and philosophical quandaries while remaining accessible and, sometimes, deceptively simple.\u003cbr\u003e\"A major poet whose dark, complex, and profoundly intelligent work might otherwise have remained lost to us\" (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), Szymborska has benefitted from being sensitively translated and, in this slim essential collection, the best of her work is preserved for her existing audience while providing entry points for new readers.\u003cbr\u003ePithy, playful, ironic, and filled with profound observations, \u003ci\u003eThe Acrobat \u003c\/i\u003eis the must-have collection of Szymborska's most important poetry, also featuring \"The Poet and the World,\" her Nobel lecture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wislawa Szymborska\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063494914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063494916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Wislawa Szymborska","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175774925055,"sku":"9780063494916","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c8c3ab0b-cb19-4a45-b382-67cf34ad60fb.jpg?v=1771335823","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-acrobat-wislawa-szymborska-9780063494916","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}