{"product_id":"the-nature-of-things","title":"The Nature of Things","description":"Poetry. Translated from the French by Lee Fahnestock. First published in 1942 and considered the keystone of Francis Ponges work  Le parti pris de choses appears here in its entirety. It reveals his preoccupation with nature and its metaphoric transformation through the creative ambiguity of language. \"My immediate reaction to Lee Fahnenstocks translation was: this must certainly be Ponges voice in English...She gives us his tones  rhythms  humor...and maneuvers his word play with respect and unostentatious discretion\"--Barbara Wright  translator of Queneau  Pinget  Sarraute.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44669936795701,"sku":"ByrdShop_0873760808","price":452.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0873760808.jpg?v=1756636968","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-nature-of-things","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}