{"product_id":"9781780375045","title":"The Taste of Steel  The Smell of Snow","description":"Author: Pia Tafdrup\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781780375045\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloodaxe\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Aug 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 192\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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. \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 focussing 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 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. Pia Tafdrup's previous series of themed collections was \u003ci\u003eThe Salamander Quartet\u003c\/i\u003e (20022012). 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","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46852895506590,"sku":"ADS-9781780375045","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781780375045.jpg?v=1779064460","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781780375045","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}