{"product_id":"eunoia-the-upgraded-edition-9781552452257","title":"Eunoia: The Upgraded Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe word 'eunoia, ' which literally means 'beautiful thinking, ' is the shortest word in English that contains all five vowels. Directly inspired by the Oulipo (l'Ouvroir de Litt rature Potentielle), a French writers' group interested in experimenting with different forms of literary constraint, \u003ci\u003eEunoia\u003c\/i\u003e is a five-chapter book in which each chapter is a univocal lipogram - the first chapter has A as its only vowel, the second chapter E, etc. Each vowel takes on a distinct personality: the I is egotistical and romantic, the O jocular and obscene, the E elegiac and epic (including a retelling of the Iliad ).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStunning in its implications and masterful in its execution, \u003ci\u003eEunoia\u003c\/i\u003e has developed a cult following, garnering extensive praise and winning the Griffin Poetry Prize. The original edition was never released in the U.S., but it has already been a bestseller in Canada and the U.K. (published by Canongate Books), where it was listed as one of the \u003ci\u003eTimes'\u003c\/i\u003e top ten books of 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition features several new but related poems by Christian B k and an expanded afterword.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coach House Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781552452257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.10w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/19\/2009 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Christian B\u0026#246;k","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36659537019036,"sku":"9781552452257","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_325b8a55-20fa-488b-80fd-b60b68a4fa48.jpg?v=1603895022","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/eunoia-the-upgraded-edition-9781552452257","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}