{"product_id":"homens-nas-horas-vagas","title":"Men in their spare time","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing the acclaimed book \u003ci\u003eAutobiography of Red\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1998), Anne Carson published a new collection of poetry and prose in 2000, a work that shows a captivating combination of opposites — the classical and the modern, cinema and the printed word, narrative and verse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMen in Their Leisures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the author reinvents very diverse figures, among them Oedipus, Emily Dickinson and Audubon. Carson creates surprising juxtapositions: Lazarus among video paraphernalia, Virginia Woolf and Thucydides discussing war, Edward Hopper paintings observed in the light of Saint Augustine. And, in a final text in poetic prose, meditates on the then recent death of her mother.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a discreet and penetrating spirituality, a fearless humor and intense sensuality, without discarding the understanding that \"the crux of the matter for humans is imperfection\", this book constitutes itself as a dense, provocative and unforgettable work — showing us a singular poet at her best.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Não Edições","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53902167113994,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/2729\/6266\/files\/AnneCarson-Homensnashorasvagas.png?v=1791838681","url":"https:\/\/www.malditalivraria.com\/en\/products\/homens-nas-horas-vagas","provider":"Maldita Livraria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}