{"product_id":"seeing-people-off-paperback-by-jana-benova","title":"Seeing People Off Paperback by Jana Benová","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eTwo Dollar Radio\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2017-05-16)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e142\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781937512590\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e170.1\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e19.05 x 14.22 x 0.91\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eThere is a liveliness and effervescence to Jana Beňová’s prose that is magnetic. Whether addressing the loneliness of relationships or the effectiveness of rat poison, her voice and observations call to mind the verve and sophistication of Renata Adler or Rosalyn Drexler, while remaining utterly singular.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeeing People Off\u003c\/i\u003e follows Elza and Ian, a young couple living in a humongous apartment complex outside Bratislava where the walls play music and talk, and time is immaterial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on her memories, everyday interactions, observations of post-socialist realities, and Elza’s attraction to actor, Kalisto Tanzi, \u003ci\u003eSeeing People Off\u003c\/i\u003e is a kaleidoscopic, poetic, and deeply funny portrait of a relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJana Beňová\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most acclaimed Slovak authors, and winner of the European Union Prize for Literature. She is a poet and novelist, author of the novels \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeeing People Off\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAway! Away!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParker\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHoneymoon\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as three collections of poems. Though her work has been widely translated throughout Europe, \u003ci\u003eSeeing People Off\u003c\/i\u003e was her first book to be translated to English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanet Livingstone\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and ventured to Czechoslovakia just after the 1989 Velvet Revolution. Among her full-length book translations are \u003ci\u003eMaster your Stage Fright\u003c\/i\u003e by Slovak master violinist, Bohdan Warchal and \u003ci\u003ePiata loď\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eBoat Number Five\u003c\/i\u003e) by novelist Monika Kompaníková, which was one of three finalists for the EBRD Literature Prize 2022, one of the few international literature prizes which recognizes both author and translator equallly. In addition to Jana Beňová, her current translation projects include the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Best of All Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e by Slovak-Swiss author Irena Brežná and \u003ci\u003eThe Arab World—Another Planet?\u003c\/i\u003e by Emire Khidayer. Janet lives in Seattle with her two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45920362660001,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781937512590","price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781937512590.jpg?v=1776117786","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/seeing-people-off-paperback-by-jana-benova","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}