{"product_id":"the-curved-planks-yves-bonnefoy-9780374530754","title":"The Curved Planks","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor decades readers and critics have acclaimed Yves Bonnefoy as France's greatest living poet. His most recent book of verse, \u003ci\u003eThe Curved Planks\u003c\/i\u003e, crowns an oeuvre that has won him the highest international honors. More than any other single work, this sequence embodies the astonishing variety of Bonnefoy's art. A rich fabric of themes, styles, and genres, it balances aesthetic complexity with heartfelt directness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis bilingual edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Curved Planks\u003c\/i\u003e sets the French texts alongside English versions by the noted translator Hoyt Rogers, who has collaborated closely with Bonnefoy in crafting poems that re-create the freshness and vision of the originals. This volume also includes a preface by the renowned poet and critic Richard Howard and essays by the translator that situate \u003ci\u003eThe Curved Planks\u003c\/i\u003e in the author's body of work. All assist in introducing the English-language reader to Bonnefoy's profound poetic gift.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yves Bonnefoy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374530750\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374530754\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e French\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 5.55w x 0.73d","brand":"Yves Bonnefoy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919609299199,"sku":"9780374530754","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f48eb2d7-e67e-4049-b2b6-4c1185a86127.jpg?v=1680810339","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-curved-planks-yves-bonnefoy-9780374530754","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}