{"product_id":"i-caught-sight-of-my-face-hardcover","title":"I Caught Sight of My Face - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePetr Hruska\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoshua Mensch\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn English translation of Petr Hruska's poetry book Spatril jsem svou tvár (2022), awarded with Magnesia Litera, the most prestigious annual literary award in the Czech Republic.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This is a kind of poetics where precision of lyricism attains a meaning that crosses the boundary of language. And for that, I am grateful.\" \u003c\/i\u003e-- \u003cb\u003eIlya Kaminsky, contemporary poet and author of Deaf Republic and Dancing in Odessa\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ePetr Hruska is widely considered one of the most important Czech poets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on 'The First Voyage around the World', written exactly 500 years earlier by Antonio Pigafetta, Hruska's \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e I Caught Sight of my Face \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eturns the glorious saga of Magellan's voyage of discovery into an unsettling exploration of human behavior, showing how man remains an anxious, insecure, sometimes cowardly, evil, xenophobic and violent being. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is an uncomplicated, yet at the same time, deeply profound book, brought to life through illustrations by Jakub Spaňhel (1976), an acclaimed contemporary Czech visual artist, who creates an interesting dialogue between the text and its visual accompaniment.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePetr Hruska\u003c\/b\u003e (1964) is a poet and literary historian who lives in Ostrava, Czech Republic. His poetry has won several state and international awards, including the Czech State Award for Literature in recognition of his collection \u003ci\u003eDarmata\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eTo No Travail\u003c\/i\u003e, 2012) and Magnesia Litera, the most prestigious annual literary award in the Czech Republic, for his collection \u003ci\u003eSpatřil jsem svou tvář\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eI Caught Sight of My Face\u003c\/i\u003e, 2022). Collections of Hruska's poetry have been translated into French, German, Polish, Italian, Hungarian, Romanian, and Croatian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.5 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736514244829,"sku":"9781836360087","price":33.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/cmmIqUQuz49781836360087.webp?v=1789879889","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/i-caught-sight-of-my-face-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}