{"product_id":"the-popol-vuh-9781571314680","title":"The Popol Vuh","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e BEST POETRY BOOK OF 2018\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cem\u003eWORLD LITERATURE TODAY\u003c\/em\u003e NOTABLE TRANSLATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the beginning, the world is spoken into existence with one word: \"Earth.\" There are no inhabitants, and no sun--only the broad sky, silent sea, and sovereign Framer and Shaper. Then come the twin heroes Hunahpu and Xbalanque. Wielding blowguns, they begin a journey to hell and back, ready to confront the folly of false deities as well as death itself, in service to the world and to humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of the Mayan \u003cem\u003ePopol Vuh\u003c\/em\u003e, \"the book of the woven mat,\" one of the only epics indigenous to the Americas. Originally sung and chanted, before being translated into prose--and now, for the first time, translated back into verse by Michael Bazzett--this is a story of the generative power of language. A story that asks not only \u003cem\u003eWhere did you come from? \u003c\/em\u003ebut \u003cem\u003eHow might you live again?\u003c\/em\u003e A story that, for the first time in English, lives fully as \"the phonetic rendering of a living pulse.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns poetic and lucid, sinuous and accessible, this striking new translation of \u003cem\u003eThe Popol Vuh--\u003c\/em\u003ethe first in the Seedbank series of world literature\u003cem\u003e--\u003c\/em\u003ebreathes new life into an essential tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bazzett, Michael\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/09\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571314680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d","brand":"Michael Bazzett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39871199150155,"sku":"9781571314680","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_8f03276b-9807-4254-b789-a98ef00f0f0f.jpg?v=1664887223","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/the-popol-vuh-9781571314680","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}