{"product_id":"swimming-pool-paperback-1","title":"Swimming Pool - 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\u003ePiotr Florczyk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIan Bogost\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Schaberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a former world-ranked swimmer whose journey toward naturalization and U.S. citizenship began with a swimming fellowship, Piotr Florczyk reflects on his own adventures in swimming pools while taking a closer look at artists, architects, writers, and others who have helped to cement the swimming pool's prominent and iconic role in our society and culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwimming Pool\u003c\/i\u003e explores the pool as a place where humans seek to attain the unique union between mind and body. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eObject Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePiotr Florczyk \u003c\/b\u003eis Assistant Professor of Global Literary Studies at the University of Washington, USA, and an award-winning poet and translator. His recent books include the poetry collection \u003ci\u003eFrom the Annals of Krak\u003c\/i\u003e, which is based on the testimonies of Holocaust survivors, as well as numerous volumes of translations, including \u003ci\u003eInvisible\u003c\/i\u003e, the selected poems of Jacek Gutorow, which was named Autumn 2021 Translation Choice by Poetry Book Society in the UK. www.piotrflorczyk.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.1 x 4.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 08, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47336096825593,"sku":"9781501394874","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/kagXZIwVy39781501394874_f8ee711e-7eec-4542-82e7-6e99da6f24c4.webp?v=1769667161","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/swimming-pool-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}