{"product_id":"greetings-selected-poems","title":"Greetings: Selected Poems","description":"The first English-language collection of poems by this major Flemish writer, Greetings contains work from more than six decades of Hugo Claus's career. Uncompromising and irreverent, Claus writes about postwar politics and society, about race and class, love and sex, art and literature. This volume is sure to appeal to anyone interested in the avant-garde of the last half-century-and to anyone interested in poetry that continues to be provocative, pertinent, and compelling.\n\nYear of atrocities, year of cathode-ray tube and stock market report,\nYear of milk and honey if you're asleep,\nYear that sticks in your stomach if you're awake,\nSweet year, good year for sleepwalkers . . .\n\nYear that freezes the smile.\nIt was in that year I went to live in a village\nwith books, a wife and a child\nwho grows\nwhile I talk about the tigers in the East.\n\n- F R O M \" 1 9 6 5 \"\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0151009007\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0151009007.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Claus, Hugo|Irons, John\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43915595087933,"sku":"BVV.0151009007.G","price":13.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0151009007-0.jpg?v=1793311580","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/greetings-selected-poems","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}