{"product_id":"two-tragedies-in-429-breaths-9781926829944","title":"Two Tragedies in 429 Breaths","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE J.M. ABRAHAM POETRY AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChekhov's work and life fuse with a daughter's caring for her dying mother in this powerful debut.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwo Tragedies in 429 Breaths\u003c\/i\u003e is a book-length series of poems written from the perspective of a daughter who reads Chekhov obsessively while spending a spring and summer caring for her mother, who is dying from pulmonary fibrosis. Through the prism of the relationships in Chekhov's work and life emerges an honest, intimate, and even occasionally humorous portrayal of the energy we put into each other's lives during times of deterioration and suffering. A prismatic, memorable debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In the early\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eeditions of Chekhov's letters, his editors removed\u003cbr\u003eanything that might stain his image or the image\u003cbr\u003eof Russia. An ellipsis stands in for vulgar language,\u003cbr\u003edeleterious remarks, and the references to masturbation\u003cbr\u003ehe used, like little brooks across the page, but as far as I know,\u003cbr\u003eno one made confetti of his personal life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf it were up to me, I'd prefer to talk today. To ask\u003cbr\u003emy mother questions, finish half-told stories.\"\u003cbr\u003e—from \"Yellow\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Susan Paddon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48278406496507,"sku":"9781926829944","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781926829944.jpg?v=1772488061","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/two-tragedies-in-429-breaths-9781926829944","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}