{"product_id":"the-palace-of-forty-pillars-9781472158451","title":"The Palace of Forty Pillars","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Davoudian is an enchanting and intriguing new voice'' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''In this formally radical debut, Armen Davoudian shows how rhyme enacts longing for a homeland left behind; how meter sings to a lost beloved; and how a combination of the two can map a self - or idea of the self - relinquished so that a new life, and all the happiness it deserves, can take shape'' Paul Tran\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Marks the arrival of a notable new voice . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Palace of Forty Pillars\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving book as well as an elegant one; its central preoccupation with the theme of belonging speaks memorably to one of the most urgent questions of our time'' Andrew Motion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWry, tender, and formally innovative, Armen Davoudian''s debut poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Palace of Forty Pillars\u003c\/i\u003e, tells the story of a self estranged from the world around him as a gay adolescent, an Armenian in Iran, and an immigrant in America. It is a story darkened by the long shadow of global tr\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885749252439,"sku":"9781472158451","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472158451.jpg?v=1722537560","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-palace-of-forty-pillars-9781472158451","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}