{"title":"Laura Wittner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaura Wittner\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a distinctive voice within the realm of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, weaving narratives that explore complex intersections of identity, memory, and political history. Her works often challenge conventional perspectives, inviting readers to engage deeply with themes of displacement and language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders drawn to thoughtful, evocative prose will find Laura Wittner's books compelling for their nuanced examination of cultural and historical translation. Her writing resonates with those fascinated by the power of storytelling to illuminate both personal and collective journeys.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"translation-of-the-route-by-laura-wittner-9781780376998","title":"Translation of the Route","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn poems that are precise, frank and finely tuned, award-winning Argentine poet Laura Wittner explores the specificities of parental and familial love, life after marriage, and the re-ignition of the self in middle age.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 'things' of life—bus journeys, potted plants, thunder at night, coffee-stained books, fleeting conversations and the rest—are made full through Wittner's ability to pinpoint in them the consequential, and even the metaphysical, manipulating language with a translator’s delicate skill. There are funny, moving pen-portraits of Wittner’s two children, suddenly grown, as well as bell-clear descriptions of the task of writing. For this is also a collection about language itself—as an interface, as a surface, and as vital communication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranslation of the Route\u003c\/em\u003e, Wittner’s first collection available in English translation, has been translated by the Mexican-Scottish bilingual poet and translator Juana Adcock, acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eManca\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSplit\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLonglisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2025.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47600908599532,"sku":"9781780376998","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/de1b278b819b38eeb68171112a777348.jpg?v=1778019327"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/laura-wittner.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}