{"product_id":"the-sight-of-light-the-sound-of-clouds-the-touch-of-skin-senses-quintet-3-4-5-9781780377629","title":"The Sight of Light the Sound of Clouds the Touch of Skin: [Senses Quintet: 3, 4 \u0026 5]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis new translation of three collections from one of Denmark's leading poets completes the remarkable \u003ci\u003eSenses Quintet\u003c\/i\u003e in English. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePia Tafdrup has published over 20 books in Danish since her first collection appeared in 1981, including widely admired sequences of themed collections. The latest of these is a series of five books focussing on the human senses, her \u003cem\u003eSenses Quintet\u003c\/em\u003e (2014-2022), which the critic Carsten Palmer Schale has called 'a cathedral of the soul' and 'the best collection of poems written in Scandinavia in the past 20 years'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBloodaxe published David McDuff's translation of the first two collections in the quintet, \u003cem\u003eThe Taste of Steel\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Smell of Snow\u003c\/em\u003e, in one volume in 2021. This edition brings together his translations of the third, fourth and fifth parts, \u003cem\u003eThe Sight of Light\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Sound of Clouds\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Touch of Skin\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll parts of life are mediated through the five senses in the five books, including the way of the world and the losses that people sustain during the course of their lives - the disappearance of friends and family members, but also the erosion of control of one's own existence. The themes of ecology, war and conflict are never far away, and there is a constant recognition of the circular nature of life, the interplay of the generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pia Tafdrup\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloodaxe Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Senses Quintet #3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.5lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780377629","brand":"Bloodaxe Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45284582031497,"sku":"9781780377629","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_c2639a84-a64e-438d-a69f-137c5485b084.jpg?v=1771919281","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-sight-of-light-the-sound-of-clouds-the-touch-of-skin-senses-quintet-3-4-5-9781780377629","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}