{"product_id":"consecration-of-the-aleph-bet-paperback","title":"Consecration of the Aleph Bet - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeonor Scliar-Cabral\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlexis Levitin\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHorns rise up with force, igneous, aglow, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eto burst apart the mysteries of time, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ewhile scribes revive prophetic words, divine, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eon pure papyrus, salvaged long ago. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bilingual treasure trove, that is the Portuguese poetry of Leonor Scliar-Cabral and the stellar rendering into English, by her trusted translator Alexis Levitin. Translation is an art and interpretation - delving deep into the realm of Scliar-Cabral's letters, Levitin crafts sonnets that feel sacred and mysterious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLenore Scliar-Cabral's \u003cem\u003eConsecration of the Aleph Bet\u003c\/em\u003e-startling, profound, masterfully composed and erudite-belongs in the good company it keeps, taking its place beside Rimbaud's \u003cem\u003eVoyelles\u003c\/em\u003e, Karl Shapiro's \u003cem\u003eThe Alphabet, \u003c\/em\u003e Terrance Hayes' \u003cem\u003eHow to Draw a Perfect Circle\u003c\/em\u003e, and Molly Peacock's \u003cem\u003eAlphabetique\u003c\/em\u003e among others. A delight, a tutorial, a meditation-of which, yes, Borges would heartily approve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003eDanny Lawless\u003c\/strong\u003e, Editor of Plumes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeonor Scliar-Cabral writes poems of intensity and great beauty, marrying intellect and passion, as exemplified in her extraordinary collection \u003cem\u003eConsecration of the Aleph Bet\u003c\/em\u003e. This collection of 22 sonnets, one for each letter of the Hebrew alphabet, is a \u003cem\u003etour de force\u003c\/em\u003e: The sonnet form has rarely served so expansive an undertaking as it brilliantly serves here. Each letter's sonnet embraces history, geography, religion, and the human condition, as in these powerful evocative lines from two poems: \"Like Job, we're prisoners of straightened spaces \/ ...Our hangman is a silent clock, stopped dead, \/ ... Garroted, we gaze ahead.\" and \"A long Phoenician keel with fanning oars \/ for seven moons plows through the darkened seas...\" \u003cem\u003eConsecration of the Aleph Bet \u003c\/em\u003eincludes the original Portuguese text and Alexis Levitin's sensitive translation, expertly maintaining the original's meaning and the musicality of the demanding sonnet form. Scliar-Cabral's haunting complex poems amply reward repeated readings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003eMiriam N. Kotzin\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eDebris Field\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45837520306373,"sku":"9781963475548","price":21.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/etwaJy_8789781963475548.webp?v=1771281409","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/consecration-of-the-aleph-bet-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}