{"product_id":"love-poems-bertolt-brecht","title":"Love Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy Bertolt Brecht\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by David Constantine and Tom Kuhn\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Barbara Brecht-Schall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Not a title that would immediately spring to mind in relation to Brecht but, as these translations by David Constantine and Tom Kuhn show, Germany's most innovative dramatist was also a gifted lyrical poet, full of passion and insight...”—\u003cem\u003eBelfast Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“What also surprises is the tenderness [Brecht] could convey...this book shows that there were many sides to him.”—\u003cem\u003eThe Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"These deeply personal poems reveal that \"[Brecht's] best love poems match the provocations of his drama\"—William Giraldi, \u003cem\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLove Poems\u003c\/em\u003e, the first volume in a monumental undertaking by David Constantine and Tom Kuhn to translate Bertolt Brecht's poetic legacy into English, the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Threepenny Opera\u003c\/em\u003e emerges not just as one of the most famous playwrights of the twentieth century but also as a fiercely creative twentieth-century poet. With a personal introduction by Brecht's own daughter, Barbara Brecht-Schall, \u003cem\u003eLove Poems\u003c\/em\u003e features all-new translations of 78 of Brecht's most famous and personal works, composed in both love and grief, including \"Remembering Marie A.,\" \"The Song of Surbaya-Johnny,\" \"The actress in exile,\" \"Spring,\" \"The Seventh Psalm,\" and \"Send me a leaf,\" which was featured in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e144 pages\u003cbr\u003eLiveright Publishing, 2015\u003cbr\u003e5.5 x 0.4 x 8.3 inches\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9781631491115\u003cbr\u003ePoetry\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42599645584,"sku":"9781631491115","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/products\/Love-Poems_Bertolt-Brecht.jpg?v=1590770774","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/love-poems-bertolt-brecht","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}