{"title":"Pia Tafdrup","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePia Tafdrup\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a poetic exploration of the senses and human experience, inviting readers into a world where light, sound, skin, steel, and snow become vivid metaphors. Her writing, rich with sensory detail, cultivates a deep connection to the intangible qualities of life and nature within the realm of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect contemplative, evocative prose that reverberates with emotional intensity and lyrical beauty. Tafdrup’s work captures the subtle interplay between the external environment and inner reflection, illuminating the nuances of perception and presence.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-taste-of-steel-the-smell-of-snow-by-pia-tafdrup-9781780375045","title":"The Taste of Steel • The Smell of Snow","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePia Tafdrup is one of Denmark's leading poets. She has published over 20 books in Danish since her first collection appeared in 1981, and her work has been translated into many languages. She received the 1999 Nordic Council Literature Prize, Scandinavia's most prestigious literary award, for \u003ci\u003eQueen's Gate\u003c\/i\u003e, which was published in David McDuff's English translation by Bloodaxe in 2001. Also in 2001, she was appointed a Knight of the Order of Dannebrog, and in 2006 she received the Nordic Prize from the Swedish Academy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Taste of Steel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Smell of Snow\u003c\/i\u003e are the first two collections in Pia Tafdrup's new series of books focusing on the human senses. While taste and smell dominate, the poems are equally about the way of the world and the losses that people sustain during the course of their lives—the disappearance of friends and family members, but also the erosion of control over one's own existence. The themes of ecology, war, and conflict are never far away, and there is a constant recognition of the circular nature of life, the interplay of the generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePia Tafdrup's previous series of themed collections was \u003ci\u003eThe Salamander Quartet\u003c\/i\u003e (2002-2012). Written over ten years, its first two parts were \u003ci\u003eThe Whales in Paris\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTarkovsky's Horses\u003c\/i\u003e, translated by David McDuff and published by Bloodaxe in 2010 as \u003ci\u003eTarkovsky's Horses and other poems\u003c\/i\u003e. This was followed in 2015 by \u003ci\u003eSalamander Sun and other poems\u003c\/i\u003e, McDuff's translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Migrant Bird's Compass\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSalamander Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, the third and fourth parts of the quartet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471831941356,"sku":"9781780375045","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781780375045-the-taste-of-steel-the-smell-of-snow.jpg?v=1775259044"},{"product_id":"the-sight-of-light-the-sound-of-clouds-the-touch-of-skin-by-pia-tafdrup-9781780377629","title":"The Sight of Light • The Sound of Clouds • The Touch of Skin","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis new translation of three collections from one of Denmark's leading poets completes the remarkable \u003cem\u003eSenses Quintet\u003c\/em\u003e in English.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePia Tafdrup has published over 20 books in Danish since her first collection appeared in 1981, including widely admired sequences of themed collections. The latest of these is a series of five books focusing on the human senses, her \u003cem\u003eSenses Quintet\u003c\/em\u003e (2014-2022), which the critic Carsten Palmer Schale has called 'a cathedral of the soul' and 'the best collection of poems written in Scandinavia in the past 20 years'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBloodaxe published David McDuff's translation of the first two collections in the quintet, \u003cem\u003eThe Taste of Steel\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Smell of Snow\u003c\/em\u003e, in one volume in 2021. This edition brings together his translations of the third, fourth and fifth parts, \u003cem\u003eThe Sight of Light\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Sound of Clouds\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Touch of Skin\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll parts of life are mediated through the five senses in the five books, including the way of the world and the losses that people sustain during the course of their lives—the disappearance of friends and family members, but also the erosion of control of one's own existence. The themes of ecology, war and conflict are never far away, and there is a constant recognition of the circular nature of life, the interplay of the generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47559053279468,"sku":"9781780377629","price":46.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781780377629-the-sight-of-light-the-sound-of-clouds-the-touch-of-skin.jpg?v=1776928728"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/pia-tafdrup.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}