{"product_id":"9781643622750","title":"Crocosmia","description":"\u003cp\u003e28 Paradises  is a rare book: it reveals not only the individual talents of  the authors, Modiano and Zehrfuss, but also the depth of the couple’s  creative union. Sensitively translated into English for the first time by  Damion Searls,  28 Paradises  captures the exquisite sadness of waking  from a beautiful dream. There are twenty-eight dreams in this book, or  perhaps one dream in twenty-eight parts—visions of paradise imagined  by Zehrfuss during a time of deep sadness. Captured first in Zehrfuss’s  brightly colored gouaches, each paradise was then refashioned as a  poem by Modiano.    Zehrfuss’s paintings are Edens in miniature, and rather than describe  them outright, Modiano dreams himself into these reveries in quiet,  understated verse. The reader enters this shared realm in an experience  less like paging through a book and more like slipping into a shared world.  These paradises are wishes for moments when a painting, or a poem,  or a lover—perhaps they are not so different—relieves the loneliness  of being human. As Modiano writes with a touch of wistfulness, “The  Lilliputian painted her paradises \/ And I \/ Next to her \/ Wrote a poem.”  A pure example of ekphrastic writing—poetry inspired by paintings— this book shows how writing and visual art can together create a unique  emotional experience.   First published by Editions de l’Olivier\/ Le Seuil in 2005\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product__accordion accordion quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003cdetails id=\"Details-collapsible_tab_dDVEeR-template--25151688147283__main\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003csummary role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"ProductAccordion-collapsible_tab_dDVEeR-template--25151688147283__main\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cdiv class=\"summary__title\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003ch2 class=\"h4 accordion__title inline-richtext\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProduct Information\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csvg class=\"icon icon-caret\" viewbox=\"0 0 10 6\"\u003e\u003cpath fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M9.354.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.708 0L5 4.293 1.354.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.708.708l4 4a.5.5 0 0 0 .708 0l4-4a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.708\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003c\/summary\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cdiv class=\"accordion__content rte\" id=\"ProductAccordion-collapsible_tab_dDVEeR-template--25151688147283__main\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"metafield-multi_line_text_field\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Modiano\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDate of Publication:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePagination:\u003c\/b\u003e 80 pages, 28 Illustrations, color\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Ekphrasis\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eImprint:\u003c\/b\u003e David Zwirner\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublished By:\u003c\/b\u003e David Zwirner\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Classification:\u003c\/b\u003e Art \u0026amp; design styles: from c 1960\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 177 x 123 x 8\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eISBN13\/EAN\/SKU:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644230022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\u003c\/details\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Patrick Modiano","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55591935213954,"sku":"9781643622750","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/2180\/9347\/files\/9781643622750.jpg?v=1758361314","url":"https:\/\/mountfloridabooks.live\/products\/9781643622750","provider":"Mount Florida Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}