{"product_id":"thousand-times-broken-three-books-paperback","title":"Thousand Times Broken: Three Books - 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\u003eGillian Conoley\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eHenri Michaux\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHenri Michaux\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThousand Times Broken\u003c\/i\u003e brings together three extraordinary, previously untranslated books in which Henri Michaux's art and poetry merge in ways never seen before, composing a journey in which we--with the great visionary Michaux as our guide--are invited to hover between reading and looking, between the ineffable and the known, between body and spirit into a realm where it is possible to perceive \"what one otherwise doesn't perceive, what one hardly suspects at all.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComposed between 1956-1959, during Michaux's mescaline experiments, all three books engage a dynamic struggle between the mark and the word as Michaux searches for a medium up to the task of expressing the inexpressible. Included are \u003ci\u003eFour Hundred Men on the Cross\u003c\/i\u003e, a ghostly, enigmatic contemplation of Michaux's loss of faith, \u003ci\u003ePeace in the Breaking\u003c\/i\u003e, written under the influence of mescaline, its title poem of pure ascension sent flowing into the same spine-like furrows of Michaux's India ink drawings, and \u003ci\u003eWatchtowers on Targets\u003c\/i\u003e, a singular, automatic collaboration with surrealist and abstract expressionist painter Roberto Matta. Translated from the French by noted poet Gillian Conoley. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThousand Times Broken\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is an invaluable addition to Michaux's works in English, filling an important gap with a vivid, vibrant linguistic performance.--\u003cb\u003eCole Swensen\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his quest for the inexpressible, Michaux represents the ultimate paradox, at once visionary mystic and rationalist, as he seeks to chart the journey without end. Gillian Conoley's skilled and vital translations, as well as her deeply illuminating commentaries on the three extraordinary volumes collected here, are indeed a revelation and a gift.--\u003cb\u003eMichael Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Gillian Conoley's committed, devoted translation, with her thoughtful introduction, appear three visionary works from Henri Michaux. Michaux's turbulent but nuanced struggle with the cosmic defamiliarization of verbal and visual art registers risk wherein alphabetical signs become marks or figures, and figures become signs, become words.--\u003cb\u003eNorma Cole\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these three remarkable works from the late fifties, in which the activity of inscription inhabits the abstract mark as well as the signifying word, Michaux \"perceived what one otherwise doesn't perceive, what one hardly suspects if at all.\" Now, through Gillian Conoley's impassioned translation, Anglophone readers can perceive it too.--\u003cb\u003eBarry Schwabsky\u003c\/b\u003e, poet and critic for \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the most influential French writers and visual artists of the twentieth century, \u003cb\u003eHenri Michaux\u003c\/b\u003e was known for his explorations of perception and consciousness.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGillian Conoley\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of seven books of poetry and edits the long-running journal \u003ci\u003eVolt\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenri Michaux: One of the most influential French writers and visual artists of the twentieth century, Belgian-born Henri Michaux (1899-1984) was known for his continual journeys into perception and consciousness. Throughout the almost sixty years of his creative life, Michaux published over thirty books of poems, narratives, essays, travelogues, journals and drawings. His visual work was shown in central museums of Europe and the United States, including the Guggenheim in New York and the National Museum in Paris. In 1960 he was awarded the Einaud Prize at the Biennale in Venice. Five years later, he refused the French Grand Prize for Letters as a protest against the award culture in the arts. Throughout both his visual and literary work, one can trace the struggle for, and his disappointment in not finding, a universal language through gesture, mark, sign, and the word. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGillian Conoley: Gillian Conoley was born in Austin Texas. She is the author of seven collections of poetry. Editor and founder of \u003ci\u003eVolt\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, she is Professor and Poet-in-Residence at Sonoma State University. She lives with her family in a small town just north of San Francisco.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 162\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42610654380128,"sku":"9780872866485","price":28.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/U1FiNWxIM0dOQm8zMnloTWZqZ2pVQT09.webp?v=1772024145","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/thousand-times-broken-three-books-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}