{"title":"Sándor Csoóri","description":"Sándor Csoóri, one of Hungary’s most prominent and outspoken poets, is the author of sixteen books of poetry, six books of essays, two novels, and several film scripts. His poetry spans five decades, with his first book, \u003cem\u003eThe Bird Takes Wing\u003c\/em\u003e published in 1954 and his most recent, \u003cem\u003eQuiet Vertigo\u003c\/em\u003e, appearing in 2001. In addition to being one of Hungary’s most widely-read writers, his work has been translated into every major European language, with the addition of Chinese and Japanese. Csoóri has also received numerous awards for his poetry, including the Attila József Prize in Poetry, the Hungarian Book of the Year Award (1995), the Károli Gáspár Award, the Hungarian Heritage Award and the prestigious Kossuth Award, Hungary’s highest honor for achievement in artistic or scientific work. He was a major figure in the founding of the Hungarian Democratic Forum and was Chairman of the World Federation of Hungarians from 1991 to 2000. He is a leading proponent for the rights of ethnic Hungarians in other countries.","products":[{"product_id":"before-and-after-the-fall","title":"Before and After the Fall","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten between 1985 and 1994, these poems record what Sándor Csoóri has called \"the chronic memory of violence,\" namely the horrors of World War II and the repressions of the ensuing forty-five year Communist occupation. Several of the poems written after 1989, the year Communism collapsed in Hungary, cast a cold eye on the state of Hungary as a free nation. Sándor Csoóri, one of Hungary\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es most prominent and outspoken poets, is the author of sixteen books of poetry, six books of essays, two novels, and several film scripts. Translated with an Introduction by Len Roberts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAugust Evening\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee, a hand sweeps stars\u003cbr\u003e         from the August sky,\u003cbr\u003eas if my mother swept off\u003cbr\u003ethe supper crumbs from the table at home.\u003cbr\u003eHer apron, slipping now and then, smells of parsley\u003cbr\u003e         and chives—\u003cbr\u003eThe sweet scent of her long-gone garden\u003cbr\u003e         sending me to sleep beside you tonight again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":9644791749,"sku":"9781929918461","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":8418131717,"sku":"9781929918478","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/files\/BeforeandAftertheFall.jpg?v=1784746557"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/collections\/csoori_kecske_vagott.jpg?v=1784746704","url":"https:\/\/shop.boaeditions.org\/collections\/sandor-csoori.oembed","provider":"Boa Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}