{"product_id":"eunoia-the-upgraded-edition-second-edition-the-upgraded","title":"Eunoia: The Upgraded Edition (Second Edition, the Upgraded)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Griffin Poetry Prize (2002)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStunning and masterful in its execution, \u003ci\u003eEunoia\u003c\/i\u003e is a five-chapter book in which each chapter is a univocal lipogram.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \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 LittÃ(c)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 chapteris 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 new edition features several new but related poems by Christian Bok and an expanded afterword.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003ci\u003eEunoia\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel that will drive everybody sane.' --Samuel Delany\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003ci\u003eEunoia\u003c\/i\u003e takes the lipogram and rendersit obsolete.' --Kenneth Goldsmith\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A marvellous, musical texture of rhymes and echoes.' --Harry Mathews\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'An exemplary monument for 21st century poetry.' --Charles Bernstein\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Bök's dazzling word games are the literary sensation of the year.' --\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A resounding success ... brilliant.' --\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Brilliant ... beautiful and strange.' --Today Programme, BBC Radio 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Impressive.' --\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'No mere Christmas stocking filler for Countdown fans. Rather, it's an ingenious little novel ... playful and irreverent ... charming.' --\u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christian Bök","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47274588078316,"sku":"9781552452257","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781552452257.jpg?v=1770165701","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/eunoia-the-upgraded-edition-second-edition-the-upgraded","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}